(VIANEWS) – KBC (KBC.BR), MELEXIS (MELE.BR), NRJ GROUP (NRG.PA) are the highest payout ratio stocks on this list.
We have congregated information concerning stocks with the highest payout ratio up to now. The payout ratio in itself isn’t a promise of good investment but it’s an indicator of whether dividends are being paid and how the company chooses to distribute them.
When researching a potential investment, the dividend payout ratio is a good statistic to know so here are a few stocks with an above 30% percent payout ratio.
1. KBC (KBC.BR)
53.39% Payout Ratio
KBC Group NV, together with its subsidiaries, provides integrated bank-insurance services primarily for retail, private banking, small and medium sized enterprises, and mid-cap clients. The company offers demand deposits and savings accounts; home and mortgage loans; consumer finance and SME funding services; credit, investment fund and asset management, and life and non-life insurance; and cash management, payments, trade finance, lease, money market, capital market products, and stockbroking services. It also provides digital and mobile banking services. The company was formerly known as KBC Bank and Insurance Holding Company NV and changed its name to KBC Group NV in March 2005. KBC Group NV was incorporated in 1935 and is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, KBC has a trailing twelve months EPS of €7.47.
PE Ratio
KBC has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 8.18. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing €8.18 for every euro of annual earnings.
The company’s return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder’s equity, for the twelve trailing months is 13.72%.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is 3.6% and 8.2%, respectively.
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2. MELEXIS (MELE.BR)
52.63% Payout Ratio
Melexis NV designs, develops, tests, and markets advanced integrated semiconductor devices primarily for the automotive industry in Europe, the Middle-East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and North and Latin America. The company provides magnetic position, latch and switch, current, inductive position, tire monitoring, temperature, optical, pressure, and speed sensor ICs. It also offers embedded motor driver, fan and pump, LED, and pre driver ICs; and LIN transceiver, CAN transceiver, RFID Transceiver NFC Sensor tag ICs. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Ieper, Belgium. Melexis NV is a subsidiary of Xtrion N.V.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, MELEXIS has a trailing twelve months EPS of €4.94.
PE Ratio
MELEXIS has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 17.48. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing €17.48 for every euro of annual earnings.
The company’s return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder’s equity, for the twelve trailing months is 41.13%.
Dividend Yield
As maintained by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on May 10, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 4.4 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 5.31%.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
MELEXIS’s EBITDA is 3.76.
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3. NRJ GROUP (NRG.PA)
46.67% Payout Ratio
NRJ Group SA, a private media company, operates as a publisher, producer, and broadcaster in France and internationally. It operates 4 radio stations under the NRJ, CHERIE FM, NOSTALGIE, and RIRE & CHANSONS brands; approximately 230 digital radios; 6 websites; and 7 mobile applications, as well as a replay TV. The company also operates two national channels, which include NRJ 12 and CHERIE 25; and NRJ Hits, a music channel for cable satellite. In addition, it engages in advertising activities; marketing activities; operates musical shows under the NRJ Music label; and audio and audio visual, trademark licensing, and real estate activities. NRJ Group SA was founded in 1981 and is based in Paris, France.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, NRJ GROUP has a trailing twelve months EPS of €0.45.
PE Ratio
NRJ GROUP has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 15.02. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing €15.02 for every euro of annual earnings.
The company’s return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder’s equity, for the twelve trailing months is 5.19%.
Dividend Yield
As stated by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on May 31, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.26 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 3.76%.
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4. GRIEG SEAFOOD (GSF.OL)
37.97% Payout Ratio
Grieg Seafood ASA, through its subsidiaries, operates as a fish farming company in Norway, rest of Europe, the United States, Canada, Asia, and internationally. It engages in the production and sale of Atlantic salmon. The company was founded in 1884 and is headquartered in Bergen, Norway. Grieg Seafood ASA operates as a subsidiary of Grieg Aqua AS.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, GRIEG SEAFOOD has a trailing twelve months EPS of kr7.56.
PE Ratio
GRIEG SEAFOOD has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 11.39. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing kr11.39 for every norwegian krone of annual earnings.
The company’s return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder’s equity, for the twelve trailing months is 13.38%.
Moving Average
GRIEG SEAFOOD’s worth is above its 50-day moving average of kr81.28 and higher than its 200-day moving average of kr83.27.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
GRIEG SEAFOOD’s stock is valued at kr86.10 at 12:10 EST, way below its 52-week high of kr156.20 and way higher than its 52-week low of kr61.70.
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5. SONAE (SON.LS)
34.62% Payout Ratio
Sonae, SGPS, S.A. engages in retail, financial services, technology, shopping center, and telecommunications businesses. The company operates hypermarkets under the Continente brand; convenience supermarkets under the Continente Modelo and Continente Bom Dia brands; franchised supermarkets under the Meu Super brand; cafeteria under the Bagga brand; healthy food supermarkets and restaurants under the Go Natural brand; book shops and stationery under the Make Notes and Note! brands; health, well-being, and eye care centers under the Well´s brand; and dental and aesthetic medicine clinics under the Dr. Well's brand, as well as provides dog and cat products and services under the ZU brand. It also offers clothing, footwear, and accessories under the MO brand; baby and children clothing, footwear, and accessories, as well as childcare products under the Zippy and Losan brands; and jeans, clothing, and accessories under the Salsa brand. In addition, the company sells consumer electronics and entertainment products under the Worten brand; and mobile telecommunications products under the Worten Mobile brand, as well as develops real estate properties. Further, it offers payments, cards, personal loans, and insurance under the Universo brand; financing online purchases under the Universo Flex brand; and meal vouchers, gifting, and rewarding under the Da cards brand, as well as operates sports retail stores under JD, Sprinter, and Size? brand names. Additionally, the company provides telecommunication services to residential, personal, corporate, and wholesale markets; and investment management activities. It operates in Portugal, Spain, France, the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Romania, Brazil, Mexico, the Netherlands, and internationally. Sonae, SGPS, S.A. was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in Maia, Portugal. Sonae, SGPS, S.A. is a subsidiary of Efanor Investimentos SGPS, SA.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, SONAE has a trailing twelve months EPS of €0.15.
PE Ratio
SONAE has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 6.13. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing €6.13 for every euro of annual earnings.
The company’s return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder’s equity, for the twelve trailing months is 10.2%.
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