(VIANEWS) – Madison Covered Call & Equity Strategy Fund (MCN), Coca-Cola (KO), Bank of South Carolina Corp. (BKSC) are the highest payout ratio stocks on this list.
Here’s the data we’ve collected of stocks with a high payout ratio as yet. The payout ratio in itself isn’t a guarantee of a future good investment but it’s an indicator of whether dividends are being paid and how the company chooses to distribute them.
When investigating a potential investment, the dividend payout ratio is a good statistic to know so here is a list of some companies with an above 30% payout ratio.
1. Madison Covered Call & Equity Strategy Fund (MCN)
225% Payout Ratio
Madison Covered Call & Equity Strategy Fund is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched by Madison Investment Holdings, Inc. It is managed by Madison Asset Management, LLC. The fund invests in the public equity markets of the United States. It seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. The fund primarily invests in reasonably priced growth (GARP) stocks of large and mid-cap companies. It also writes covered call options to make its investments. The fund employs fundamental analysis with a bottom-up stock picking approach, focusing on such factors as PEG ratios (price-earnings ratio to growth rate), financial strength, and industry leadership to create its portfolio. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the CBOE S&P 500 Buy/Write Index. The fund conducts in-house research to make its investments. It was formerly known as Madison/Claymore Covered Call & Equity Strategy Fund. Madison Covered Call & Equity Strategy Fund was formed on May 6, 2004 and is domiciled in the United States.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Madison Covered Call & Equity Strategy Fund has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.32.
PE Ratio
Madison Covered Call & Equity Strategy Fund has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 24.09. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $24.09 for every dollar 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 4.47%.
Dividend Yield
According to Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Jun 14, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.72 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 9.47%.
Moving Average
Madison Covered Call & Equity Strategy Fund’s value is higher than its 50-day moving average of $7.63 and higher than its 200-day moving average of $7.68.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 39.7%, now sitting on 2.78M for the twelve trailing months.
2. Coca-Cola (KO)
78.41% Payout Ratio
The Coca-Cola Company, a beverage company, manufactures, markets, and sells various nonalcoholic beverages worldwide. The company provides sparkling soft drinks, sparkling flavors; water, sports, coffee, and tea; juice, value-added dairy, and plant-based beverages; and other beverages. It also offers beverage concentrates and syrups, as well as fountain syrups to fountain retailers, such as restaurants and convenience stores. The company sells its products under the Coca-Cola, Diet Coke/Coca-Cola Light, Coca-Cola Zero Sugar, Diet Coke, Cherry Coke, Fanta Orange, Fanta Zero Orange, Fanta Zero Sugar, Fanta Apple, Sprite, Sprite Zero Sugar, Simply Orange, Simply Apple, Simply Grapefruit, Fresca, Schweppes, Thums Up, Aquarius, Ayataka, BODYARMOR, Ciel, Costa, Dasani, dogadan, FUZE TEA, Georgia, glacéau smartwater, glacéau vitaminwater, Gold Peak, Ice Dew, I LOHAS, Powerade, Topo Chico, AdeS, Del Valle, fairlife, innocent, Minute Maid, and Minute Maid Pulpy brands. It operates through a network of independent bottling partners, distributors, wholesalers, and retailers, as well as through bottling and distribution operators. The company was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Coca-Cola has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.27.
PE Ratio
Coca-Cola has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 26.88. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $26.88 for every dollar 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 36.83%.
Sales Growth
Coca-Cola’s sales growth is 3.7% for the current quarter and 10.2% for the next.
Dividend Yield
As maintained by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Jun 14, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 1.84 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 3.02%.
Previous days news about Coca-Cola (KO)
- Zacks value investor highlights: Coca-Cola, american express, moody's, procter & gamble and Amazon.com. According to Zacks on Monday, 17 July, "The Coca-Cola Company (KO Quick QuoteKO – Free Report) is now Berkshire’s 5th largest position, as the company keeps adding to its Occidental Petroleum position and that is now the third largest.", "But Coca-Cola remains the only stock still in the Berkshire portfolio from the 1980s. "
3. Bank of South Carolina Corp. (BKSC)
56.67% Payout Ratio
Bank of South Carolina Corporation operates as a bank holding company for The Bank of South Carolina that provides a range of financial products and services primarily in Charleston, Berkeley, and Dorchester counties of South Carolina. Its deposits include non-interest-bearing demand accounts, NOW accounts, money market accounts, time deposits, and savings accounts, as well as certificates of deposit. The company offers secured and unsecured commercial loans, commercial real estate construction loans, consumer construction loans, home equity lines of credit, and mortgage originations, as well as paycheck protection program loans. It operates five banking house locations. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Bank of South Carolina Corp. has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.2.
PE Ratio
Bank of South Carolina Corp. has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 11.36. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $11.36 for every dollar 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 15.33%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Bank of South Carolina Corp.’s stock is valued at $13.63 at 08:23 EST, way under its 52-week high of $18.17 and above its 52-week low of $13.36.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 3.6%, now sitting on 21.21M for the twelve trailing months.
4. Ultrapar Participacoes S.A. (UGP)
32.28% Payout Ratio
Ultrapar Participações S.A. engages in the gas distribution, fuel distribution, and storage businesses primarily in Brazil, Mexico, Uruguay, Venezuela, other Latin American countries, the United States, Canada, the Far East, Europe, and internationally. Its Gas Distribution segment distributes liquefied petroleum gas to residential, commercial, and industrial consumers primarily in the South, Southeast, and Northeast regions of Brazil. The company's Fuel Distribution segment distributes and markets gasoline, ethanol, diesel, fuel oil, kerosene, natural gas for vehicles, and lubricants; operates convenience stores; and offers lubricant-changing and automotive specialized services. The company's Storage segment operates liquid bulk terminals primarily in the Southeast and Northeast regions of Brazil. As of December 31, 2021, the company operated through 7,104 Ipiranga service stations and 1,841 AmPm convenience stores; 1,149 Jet Oil franchises; 4 distribution centers; and 7 Ultracargo terminals with storage capacity of 983 thousand cubic meters. It also operates Abastece Aí, a digital payments app; and offers Km de Vantagens, a loyalty program. The company was founded in 1937 and is headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Ultrapar Participacoes S.A. has a trailing twelve months EPS of $0.31.
PE Ratio
Ultrapar Participacoes S.A. has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 13.16. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $13.16 for every dollar 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 14.52%.
