Sentences with phrase «on dividend growth companies»

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The company's management (for more, see our feature on Costco in the Dec. 15 issue of Fortune) and history of earnings growth earn rapturous reviews from Don Kilbride of Wellington Management, who oversees Vanguard's Dividend Growth Fund: «I could talk forever about Costco.&growth earn rapturous reviews from Don Kilbride of Wellington Management, who oversees Vanguard's Dividend Growth Fund: «I could talk forever about Costco.&Growth Fund: «I could talk forever about Costco.»

«Focus on investing in companies with good earnings and great growth that can grow their dividends,» he says.

Companies put less emphasis on dividends and more on growth.

There are a multitude of reasons as to why this occurs but it's a powerful enough force that many investors have done quite well for themselves over an investing lifetime by focusing on dividend stocks, specifically one of two strategies - dividend growth, which focuses on acquiring a diversified portfolio of companies that have raised their dividends at rates considerably above average and high dividend yield, which focuses on stocks that offer significantly above - average dividend yields as measured by the dividend rate compared to the stock market price.

Sam, again this is my opinion, but I think you have done a great job creating a Real estate empire, my empire relies on stocks investing in the greatest dividend growth companies in the world that have continued paying increasing dividends year after year.

Our definition of Dividend Growth investing focuses on the long term profitability of a company and applies extensive testing to ensure profits and dividends will continue to grow into the future.

Important factors that may affect the Company's business and operations and that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to, increased competition; the Company's ability to maintain, extend and expand its reputation and brand image; the Company's ability to differentiate its products from other brands; the consolidation of retail customers; the Company's ability to predict, identify and interpret changes in consumer preferences and demand; the Company's ability to drive revenue growth in its key product categories, increase its market share, or add products; an impairment of the carrying value of goodwill or other indefinite - lived intangible assets; volatility in commodity, energy and other input costs; changes in the Company's management team or other key personnel; the Company's inability to realize the anticipated benefits from the Company's cost savings initiatives; changes in relationships with significant customers and suppliers; execution of the Company's international expansion strategy; changes in laws and regulations; legal claims or other regulatory enforcement actions; product recalls or product liability claims; unanticipated business disruptions; failure to successfully integrate the Company; the Company's ability to complete or realize the benefits from potential and completed acquisitions, alliances, divestitures or joint ventures; economic and political conditions in the nations in which the Company operates; the volatility of capital markets; increased pension, labor and people - related expenses; volatility in the market value of all or a portion of the derivatives that the Company uses; exchange rate fluctuations; disruptions in information technology networks and systems; the Company's inability to protect intellectual property rights; impacts of natural events in the locations in which the Company or its customers, suppliers or regulators operate; the Company's indebtedness and ability to pay such indebtedness; the Company's dividend payments on its Series A Preferred Stock; tax law changes or interpretations; pricing actions; and other factors.

With an increased focus on returning to its industrial roots and reducing the size and spinning off portions of its financial arm the company looks to be returning to its former dividend growth blue chip status.

Given the company's incredible earnings and dividend growth, there's enough reason for investors to stay hooked on this stock.

Management at growth companies are able to use that earnings growth to produce a higher return for investors with a return - on - equity of 17.8 % versus 16.4 % on average at dividend - paying companies.

This time, Barron's featured our research on a recent long idea and the company's strong corporate governance and history of dividend growth.

I wouldn't focus so much on the low current yield of these companies as much as their very high dividend growth rates.

Some names with low payout ratios in my portfolio include Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW) at 39.8 %, Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX) at 30.8 % and CR Bard Inc. (BCR) with a low 9.5 % payout ratio indicating a very safe dividend with room for future growth based on current cash flow.

For investors holding stock in these companies, they get the bulk of their ROI on their dividends, not on any substantial growth.

But a look at a company's retained earnings can help us get a handle on what kind of dividend growth to expect going forward into the future.

While falling world interest rates have reduced the servicing cost of foreign debt over the past two years, this has been offset by rising dividend payments on foreign holdings of Australian equity, reflecting the strong profit growth of Australian companies throughout this period.

Second, we're looking for companies that register an «EXCELLENT» or «GOOD» rating on our scale for both safety and future potential dividend growth.

Since the industry consolidated and management incentives changed to being based on returns on capital rather than growth, capacity (supply) growth has tracked GDP (demand) growth closely, free cash flow generation has been significant and consistent, and the companies have consistently paid down debt, bought back stock and paid dividends.

For clients who desire both current income and opportunity for growth, our core portfolio focuses on the strongest companies which are committed to increasing shareholder wealth through the growth of dividends over time.

Even someone going out on their own and investing in dividend growth stocks would find it very difficult to lose money with a portfolio of well known multimillion dollar companies that have raised their dividends for decades on end.

• The money stays in the same sector (real estate) • I move some money from being seriously overvalued to being nicely undervalued • The yield on that money moves up from 3.8 % to 5.3 % • I may be looking at faster dividend growth (although the future is never guaranteed) • I am reducing risk from being so concentrated in Realty Income • I may be adding a little risk by going down a bit in company quality

Over the past year I have tried to focus on investing in companies that pay a healthy dividend and have potential for long term growth.

The company has posted solid dividend growth through the years on the strength of its flagship brands including KFC, Taco Bell, and Pizza Hut.

The strength of the company following Exxon's merger with Mobil put the company on a trajectory for perpetual dividend growth, as it would take sustained oil prices in the $ 30s for Exxon Mobil to incur a loss on operations.

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The tactical approach on where to invest included advising investors to tread carefully with fixed income investments, favouring large cap companies to smaller cap companies and to focus on what he calls «dividend - growth stocks».

I think this gives a clearer picture of dividend growth since most companies pay on a quarterly basis.

Select companies: 1) with the longest records of dividend growth; 2) on the most popular domestic and international indexes; and 3) equal weight them in an ETF.

DF: Dividend growth is based on earnings growth over time, and with 3 - plus billion people suddenly adopting capitalism, I feel dividends of good companies should grow nicely over time.

If a company does not have a good opportunity currently for a growth project, I as an investor would rather get a dividend than have the company blow all the profit on a ill - fated gamble.

Let's presume that you have read the previous lessons in this series, plus other terrific articles on Daily Trade Alert, and that you have built a portfolio of great dividend growth companies.

We also didn't want to miss out on the opportunity to invest in these companies at both a fair price and with the potential for high future dividend growth.

Davenport Value and Income focuses on value opportunities and companies with meaningful dividends and dividend growth potential

By staying in Coca - Cola's common stock, a high - quality dividend growth company, Berkshire - Hathaway receives a 38 % cash return every year on its original investment just in dividends!

Let's focus on a company with huge dividend growth potential, Goeasy Ltd. (TSX: GSY).

EMDV is the first ETF focused on emerging markets companies with the longest track records of year - over-year dividend growth.

«Total stock» funds invest in a combination of small, mid-size, and large companies with varying degrees of value (meaning they focus on paying dividends) and growth (meaning they focus on increasing the price of their stock).

We looked at some of the top dividend stocks, with an eye on sustainability of the existing dividend, as well as selecting companies that are likely to continue dividend growth for years to come.

However, there are some high growth dividend stocks that offer yields that are as high — or even higher — than yields on more established companies.

Therefore, my focus now is on building my capital base through Value - Growth Investing, where I switch my focus from companies that pay generous dividends to companies that are in the phase of growth where companies use the money that could have been paid as dividends to fund their expansion plans inGrowth Investing, where I switch my focus from companies that pay generous dividends to companies that are in the phase of growth where companies use the money that could have been paid as dividends to fund their expansion plans ingrowth where companies use the money that could have been paid as dividends to fund their expansion plans instead.

ProShares» dividend growers ETFs focus on the companies with the longest track records of dividend growth in some of the most popular U.S. and international indexes.

To what extent do you view your investing life as an extension of your personal life?By that I mean to what extent do the personal morals and ethical values of Tim the man govern the investing decisions of Tim the dividend growth investor?If you ask your typical dividend growth investor if they would be willing to invest in a lucrative but immoral venture, say selling child pornography or crack cocaine, the answer would probably be «absolutely not» regardless of the yield, valuation or growth prospects of the underlying venture.And yet, ask that same investor what their thoughts are about Phillip Morris and they would probably describe what a wonderful investment it is and go on about why you should own it.Do your personal morals ever come into play when buying companies, or do you compartmentalize your conscience, wall it off from the part of your brain that thinks about investments, and make your investing decisions based on the financial prospects of the company?The reason why I'm asking is that I keep identifying stocks of companies that I love from an investing perspective but despise on a human level.I can not in good conscience own any piece of Phillip Morris knowing the impact that smoking related illness has on the families of smokers.You might say that the smoker made his choice to smoke so you don't mind taking his money, but his children never made that choice and they are the ones who will suffer when he dies 20 years too soon.

This company has been high on my list for one reason: great EPS growth + low payout ratio = big time dividend growth.

The methodology screens US companies based on five criteria: expected dividend yield, cash flow / debt ratio, five - year normal EPS growth, return on equity (latest quarter), and three - month EPS estimate revision.

Its index focuses on fundamental factors without imposing an arbitrary screen for dividend growth, and its equal - weighting avoids concentration any single company.

That growth rate is roughly on par with the company's long - term EPS growth rate, and I think it's reasonable when also looking at the recent dividend growth, payout ratio, and cash position.

I wanted to focus on companies that have a solid history of earnings (10 year earnings per share growth), revenue growth and most importantly (for me)-- dividends.

Investors who want mid cap exposure with large cap dividends should consider SIZE as a way to capitalize on current income combined with the growth of smaller companies.

While many companies have been tapping the brakes on dividend growth, this semiconductor behemoth has been stepping on the gas.

Conducting fundamental research focusing on balance sheets, earnings, growth potential and other key metrics, management attempts to identify companies that it believes have the ability to produce attractive levels of dividend income over time.