Top Yielding Stocks Selling Below Book Value

Imagine that you own shares of a company that has a million shares that are trading for $10 per share. This would give the company a market capitalization of $10 million. Now further imagine that if you add up all the assets of the company, such as bank accounts, inventory, equipment, and real estate, it comes to $15 million, then adding all the liabilities such as debt and short term loans amounts to $3 million. When you subtract the liabilities from the assets, it gives the company a net worth of $12 million. Divide that number by the million shares and you end up with a $12 per share book value, in very simple terms. What that means is, also in very simple terms, if you buy the stock today and the company goes out of business today, you would end up with a $2 or 20% increase in your investment.

Many stocks sell below book value for numerous reasons. The industry or sector could fall out of favor, tax selling, and a bearish stock market are just a few examples. WallStreetNewsNetwork.com has turned up a list of over 25 stocks selling at or below book value, most of which have yields above 3.5%. One example is Telecom Italia S.p.A. (TI), the large Italian telecom company which provides fixed-line and mobile telecommunications, Internet, and media services throughout the country. The Italian government may be suffering but Italians are still making phone calls. The stock is trading at two thirds of book value and pays a yield of 3.5%. Earnings for the latest quarter were up over 207% on flat revenues. The stock trades at 15 times forward earnings.

Great Plains Energy Incorporated (GXP) is another discounted stock. This electric utility, which serves Missouri and Kansas, is selling at 87% of book value and sports a yield of 4.3%. Earnings for the latest quarter were up 67% on a 24% revenue increase. It sports a forward price to earnings ratio of 12.

The shares of Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN) are trading at 77% of book and yield 5.5%. This REIT owns office and industrial properties. The stock trades at 8.5 times forward earnings.

To see the complete list of the major high yield stocks trading below book value, which can be downloaded, sorted, and updated, go to WallStreetNewsNetwork.com. Fourteen of the stocks have yields above 5% and four provide yields over 7%.

Disclosure: Author did not own any of the above at the time the article was written.


By Stockerblog.com

Top Yielding Stocks Selling Below Book Value

Imagine that you own shares of a company that has a million shares that are trading for $10 per share. This would give the company a market capitalization of $10 million. Now further imagine that if you add up all the assets of the company, such as bank accounts, inventory, equipment, and real estate, it comes to $15 million, then adding all the liabilities such as debt and short term loans amounts to $3 million. When you subtract the liabilities from the assets, it gives the company a net worth of $12 million. Divide that number by the million shares and you end up with a $12 per share book value, in very simple terms. What that means is, also in very simple terms, if you buy the stock today and the company goes out of business today, you would end up with a $2 or 20% increase in your investment.

Many stocks sell below book value for numerous reasons. The industry or sector could fall out of favor, tax selling, and a bearish stock market are just a few examples. WallStreetNewsNetwork.com has turned up a list of over 25 stocks selling at or below book value, most of which have yields above 3.5%. One example is Telecom Italia S.p.A. (TI), the large Italian telecom company which provides fixed-line and mobile telecommunications, Internet, and media services throughout the country. The Italian government may be suffering but Italians are still making phone calls. The stock is trading at two thirds of book value and pays a yield of 3.5%. Earnings for the latest quarter were up over 207% on flat revenues. The stock trades at 15 times forward earnings.

Great Plains Energy Incorporated (GXP) is another discounted stock. This electric utility, which serves Missouri and Kansas, is selling at 87% of book value and sports a yield of 4.3%. Earnings for the latest quarter were up 67% on a 24% revenue increase. It sports a forward price to earnings ratio of 12.

The shares of Brandywine Realty Trust (BDN) are trading at 77% of book and yield 5.5%. This REIT owns office and industrial properties. The stock trades at 8.5 times forward earnings.

To see the complete list of the major high yield stocks trading below book value, which can be downloaded, sorted, and updated, go to WallStreetNewsNetwork.com. Fourteen of the stocks have yields above 5% and four provide yields over 7%.

Disclosure: Author did not own any of the above at the time the article was written.


By Stockerblog.com

Stocks Going Ex Dividend the Fourth Week of May 2010

Here is our latest update on the stock trading technique called 'Buying Dividends'. This is the process of buying stocks before the ex dividend date and selling the stock shortly after the ex date at about the same price, yet still being entitled to the dividend. This technique generally works only in bull markets. In flat or choppy markets, your have to be extremely careful.

In order to be entitled to the dividend, you have to buy the stock before the ex-dividend date, and you can't sell the stock until after the ex date. The actual dividend may not be paid for another few weeks. WallStreetNewsNetwork.com has compiled a free downloadable and sortable Excel list of the stocks going ex dividend during the next week or two. The list contains many dividend paying companies, all with market caps over $500 million, and yields over 3%. Here are a few examples showing the stock symbol, the ex-dividend date and the yield.

Sun Life Financial Inc. (SLF) market cap: $17.0B ex div date: 05/24 yield: 4.8%

Great Plains Energy Incorporated (GXP) market cap: $2.5B ex div date: 05/26 yield: 4.5%

Integrys Energy Group, Inc. (TEG) market cap: $3.8B ex div date: 05/26 yield: 5.6%

The Empire District Electric Company (EDE) market cap: $742.3M ex div date: 05/27 yield: 6.7%

First National Bank Alaska (FBAK) market cap: $614.0M ex div date: 05/27 yield: 5.5%

The additional ex-dividend stocks can be found at wsnn.com. (If you have been to the website before, and the latest link doesn't show up, you may have to empty your cache.) If you like dividend stocks, you should check out the high yield utility stocks and the Monthly Dividend Stocks at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com or WSNN.com.

Dividend definitions:

Declaration date: the day that the company declares that there is going to be an upcoming dividend.

Ex-dividend date: the day on which if you buy the stock, you would not be entitled to that particular dividend; or the first day on which a shareholder can sell the shares and still be entitled to the dividend.

Record date: the day when you must be on the company's books as a shareholder to receive the dividend. The ex-dividend date is normally set for stocks two business days before the record date.

Payment date: the day on which the dividend payment is actually made, which can be as long at two months after the ex date.

Don't forget to reconfirm the ex-dividend date with the company before implementing this technique.

Author does not own any of the above.

By Stockerblog.com

Stocks Going Ex Dividend During the last half of May

If you want to try the stock trading technique called 'Buying Dividends,' which is the technique of buying stocks before the ex dividend date and selling the stock shortly after the ex date at about the same price, yet still being entitled to the dividend, there are many stocks to choose from. This technique generally works only in bull markets.

When you buy dividends, there are many stocks in many different sectors to choose from. In order to be entitled to the dividend, you have to buy the stock before the ex-dividend date, and you can't sell the stock until after the ex date. The actual dividend may not be paid for another few weeks. WallStreetNewsNetwork has compiled a free downloadable Excel list of the stocks going ex dividend during the last half of May. Here are a few examples:

Blackstone (BX) 5/27/09 yield: 9.5%

Hawaiian Electric (HE) 5/19/09 yield: 7.3%

Great Plains Energy (GXP) 5/27/09 yield: 5.9%

If you like dividend stocks, you should check out the high yield utility stocks and the Monthly Dividend Stocks at WallStreetNewsNetwork.com or WSNN.com. For more details on dividend definitions, check out definitions of dividend dates. Don't forget to reconfirm the ex-dividend date with the company before implementing this technique.

Author doesn't own any of the above.

By Stockerblog.com