(VIANEWS) – Madison Covered Call & Equity Strategy Fund (MCN), Leggett & Platt (LEG), CSG Systems International (CSGS) are the highest payout ratio stocks on this list.
Here’s the data we’ve collected of stocks with a high payout ratio at the moment. The payout ratio in itself isn’t a promise of a future good investment but it’s an indicator of whether dividends are being paid and how the company chooses to issue them.
When researching 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 22.62. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $22.62 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%.
Revenue Growth
Year-on-year quarterly revenue growth grew by 39.7%, now sitting on 2.78M for the twelve trailing months.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Madison Covered Call & Equity Strategy Fund’s stock is valued at $7.24 at 20:23 EST, way under its 52-week high of $8.60 and way above its 52-week low of $6.27.
2. Leggett & Platt (LEG)
104.71% Payout Ratio
Leggett & Platt, Incorporated designs, manufactures, and markets engineered components and products worldwide. It operates through three segments: Bedding Products; Specialized Products; and Furniture, Flooring & Textile Products. The company offers steel rods, drawn wires, foam chemicals and additives, innersprings, private label finished mattresses, wire forms for mattress foundations, adjustable beds, industrial sewing and quilting machines, and mattress packaging and glue drying equipment, as well as machines to produce innersprings for industrial users of steel rods and wires, manufacturers of finished bedding, big box and e-commerce retailers, bedding brands and mattress retailers, department stores, and home improvement centers. It also provides mechanical and pneumatic lumbar support and massage systems for automotive seating; seat suspension systems, motors and actuators, and cables; titanium, nickel, and stainless-steel tubing, formed tubes, tube assemblies, and flexible joint components for fluid conveyance systems; and engineered hydraulic cylinders to automobile OEMs and suppliers, aerospace OEMs and suppliers, and mobile equipment OEMs. In addition, the company offers steel mechanisms and motion hardware; springs and seat suspensions; components and private label finished goods for soft seating; bases, columns, back rests, casters, and frames for office chairs; control devices for chairs; and carpet cushion and hard surface flooring underlayment, structural fabrics, and geo components to manufacturers of upholstered and office furniture, flooring retailers and distributors, contractors, landscapers, road construction companies, retailers, government agencies, and mattress and furniture producers, as well as manufacturers of packaging, filtration, and draperies. The company was founded in 1883 and is based in Carthage, Missouri.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Leggett & Platt has a trailing twelve months EPS of $2.
PE Ratio
Leggett & Platt has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 14.52. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $14.52 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 14.13%.
Sales Growth
Leggett & Platt’s sales growth is 0.5% for the present quarter and negative 1.5% for the next.
Dividend Yield
As maintained by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Sep 13, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 1.8 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 6.16%.
3. CSG Systems International (CSGS)
56.58% Payout Ratio
CSG Systems International, Inc. provides revenue management, customer experience, and payment solutions primarily to the communications industry in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. It offers Advanced Convergent Platform, a private cloud-based platform; related customer communications management solutions, including field force automation, analytics, electronic bill presentment, ACH, etc. for processing voice, SMS/text, print, and e-mail messages; and cloud-based integrated suite of solutions for range of industries. The company also provides managed services; and professional services to implement, configure, and maintain its solutions, as well as licenses various solutions, such as mediation, partner management, rating, and charging. It serves financial services, healthcare, media and entertainment companies, and government markets. The company was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colorado.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, CSG Systems International has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.9.
PE Ratio
CSG Systems International has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 31.35. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $31.35 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 17.76%.
4. Ecopetrol S.A. (EC)
39.19% Payout Ratio
Ecopetrol S.A. operates as an integrated energy company. The company operates through four segments: Exploration and Production; Transport and Logistics; Refining, Petrochemical and Biofuels; and Electric Power Transmission and Toll Roads Concessions. It engages in the exploration and production of oil and gas; transportation of crude oil, motor fuels, fuel oil, and other refined products, including diesel, jet, and biofuels; processing and refining crude oil; distribution of natural gas and LPG; sale of refined and petrochemical products; supplying of electric power transmission services; design, development, construction, operation, and maintenance of road and energy infrastructure projects; and supplying of information technology and telecommunications services. As of December 31, 2022, the company had approximately 9,127 kilometers of crude oil and multi-purpose pipelines. It also produces and commercializes polypropylene resins and compounds, and masterbatches; and offers industrial service sales to customers and specialized management services. It has operations in Colombia, the United States, Asia, Central America and the Caribbean, Europe, and South America. The company was formerly known as Empresa Colombiana de Petróleos and changed its name to Ecopetrol S.A. in June 2003. Ecopetrol S.A. was incorporated in 1948 and is headquartered in Bogotá, Colombia.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Ecopetrol S.A. has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.82.
PE Ratio
Ecopetrol S.A. has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 3.02. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $3.02 for every dollar of annual earnings.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the present quarter and the next is a negative 47.2% and a negative 23.2%, respectively.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Ecopetrol S.A. is 654641 which is 54.5% below its average volume of 1439060.
Dividend Yield
As maintained by Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Sep 25, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 3.31 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 28.91%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Ecopetrol S.A.’s stock is valued at $11.54 at 20:23 EST, below its 52-week high of $12.35 and way above its 52-week low of $8.59.
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1% Payout Ratio
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Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, 1 has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.
PE Ratio
1 has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 1. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $1 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 1%.
