(VIANEWS) – Open Text Corporation (OTEX), Flowers Foods (FLO), Universal Corporation (UVV) are the highest payout ratio stocks on this list.
Here’s the data we’ve collected of stocks with a high payout ratio so far. 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. Open Text Corporation (OTEX)
85.57% Payout Ratio
Open Text Corporation engages in the designs, develops, markets, and sells information management software and solutions. It offers content services; business network that manages data within the organization and outside the firewall; security and protection solutions for defending against cyber threats, and preparing for business continuity and response in the event of a breach; digital investigation and forensic security solutions; OpenText security solutions to address information cyber resilience needs; Carbonite and Webroot products; and OpenText Information Management software platform. The company also provides Discovery platform that provides forensics and unstructured data analytics; OpenText Developer Cloud; key developer API services; AI and analytics that leverages structured or unstructured data; digital process automation solutions, which enables organizations to transform into digital data-driven businesses; and OpenText Digital Experience platform. In addition, it offers customer support programs, including access to software upgrades, a knowledge base, discussions, product information, and an online mechanism to post and review trouble tickets; and consulting and learning services relating to the implementation, training, and integration of its licensed product offerings, as well as cloud services. The company serves organizations, enterprise and mid-market companies, public sector agencies, small and medium-sized businesses, and direct consumers in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, rest of Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and internationally. It has strategic partnerships with SAP SE, Google Cloud, Amazon AWS, Microsoft Corporation, Oracle Corporation, Salesforce.com Corporation, Accenture plc, ATOS, Capgemini Technology Services SAS, Cognizant Technology Solutions U.S. Corp., Deloitte Consulting LLP, and Tata Consultancy Services. The company was incorporated in 1991 and is headquartered in Waterloo, Canada.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Open Text Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.11.
PE Ratio
Open Text Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 37.94. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $37.94 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 7.37%.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Open Text Corporation’s EBITDA is 38.38.
Sales Growth
Open Text Corporation’s sales growth is 64.4% for the present quarter and 69.1% for the next.
Moving Average
Open Text Corporation’s value is higher than its 50-day moving average of $41.24 and way higher than its 200-day moving average of $34.61.
2. Flowers Foods (FLO)
81.31% Payout Ratio
Flowers Foods, Inc. produces and markets packaged bakery products in the United States. It offers fresh breads, buns, rolls, snack cakes, and tortillas, as well as frozen breads and rolls under the Nature's Own, Dave's Killer Bread, Wonder, Canyon Bakehouse, Mrs. Freshley's, and Tastykake brand names. The company distributes its products through a direct-store-delivery distribution and a warehouse delivery system, as well as operates 46 bakeries comprising 44 owned and two leased. Its customers include mass merchandisers, supermarkets and other retailers, convenience stores, national and regional restaurants, quick-serve chains, retail in-store bakeries, foodservice distributors, food wholesalers, institutions, dollar stores, and vending companies. The company was formerly known as Flowers Industries and changed its name to Flowers Foods, Inc. in 2001. Flowers Foods, Inc. was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Thomasville, Georgia.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Flowers Foods has a trailing twelve months EPS of $1.07.
PE Ratio
Flowers Foods has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 23.14. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $23.14 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 14.62%.
Yearly Top and Bottom Value
Flowers Foods’s stock is valued at $24.76 at 08:23 EST, way under its 52-week high of $30.16 and higher than its 52-week low of $23.87.
Sales Growth
Flowers Foods’s sales growth is 6% for the present quarter and 6.5% for the next.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
Flowers Foods’s EBITDA is 1.37.
Dividend Yield
According to Morningstar, Inc., the next dividend payment is on Jun 6, 2023, the estimated forward annual dividend rate is 0.92 and the estimated forward annual dividend yield is 3.75%.
Previous days news about Flowers Foods (FLO)
- According to Zacks on Tuesday, 1 August, "Another stock from the same industry, Flowers Foods (FLO Quick QuoteFLO – Free Report) , has yet to report results for the quarter ended June 2023. "
3. Universal Corporation (UVV)
79.28% Payout Ratio
Universal Corporation processes and supplies leaf tobacco and plant-based ingredients worldwide. The company operates through two segments, Tobacco Operations and Ingredients Operations. It is involved in procuring, financing, processing, packing, storing, and shipping leaf tobacco for sale to manufacturers of consumer tobacco products. The company contracts, purchases, processes, and sells flue-cured, burley, and oriental tobaccos that are primarily used in the manufacture of cigarettes; and dark air-cured tobaccos principally used in the manufacture of cigars, natural wrapped cigars and cigarillos, smokeless, and pipe tobacco products. It also provides value-added services, including blending, chemical, and physical testing of tobacco; service cutting for various manufacturers; manufacturing reconstituted leaf tobacco; just-in-time inventory management services; electronic nicotine delivery systems; and smoke testing services for customers. In addition, the company offers testing services for crop protection agents and tobacco constituents in seed, leaf, and finished products, including e-cigarette liquids and vapors; and analytical services that include chemical compound testing in finished tobacco products and mainstream smoke. Further, it provides a various value-added manufacturing processes to produce specialty vegetable and fruit-based ingredients for the food and beverage end markets, as well as provides water pipe style leaf tobacco; and recycles waste materials from tobacco production. The company was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Universal Corporation has a trailing twelve months EPS of $4.97.
PE Ratio
Universal Corporation has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 10.14. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $10.14 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 9.23%.
4. International Paper Company (IP)
52.26% Payout Ratio
International Paper Company produces renewable fiber-based packaging and pulp products in North America, Latin America, Europe, and North Africa. It operates through Industrial Packaging and Global Cellulose Fibers segment. The company's Industrial Packaging segment manufactures containerboards, including linerboard, medium, whitetop, recycled linerboard, recycled medium, and saturating kraft. Its Global Cellulose Fibers segment provides fluff, market, and specialty pulps that are used in absorbent hygiene products, such as baby diapers, feminine care, adult incontinence, and other non-woven products; tissue and paper products; and non-absorbent end applications, including textiles, filtration, construction material, paints and coatings applications. In addition, it sells its products directly to end users and converters, as well as through agents, resellers, and distributors. The company was founded in 1898 and is headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, International Paper Company has a trailing twelve months EPS of $4.53.
PE Ratio
International Paper Company has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 8.14. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $8.14 for every dollar of annual earnings.
Sales Growth
International Paper Company’s sales growth is negative 8.3% for the ongoing quarter and negative 6.4% for the next.
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization
International Paper Company’s EBITDA is 0.88.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the current quarter and the next is a negative 42.6% and a negative 43.7%, respectively.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for International Paper Company is 3063920 which is 10.11% below its average volume of 3408670.
5. Stepan Company (SCL)
41.57% Payout Ratio
Stepan Company, together with its subsidiaries, produces and sells specialty and intermediate chemicals to other manufacturers for use in various end products worldwide. It operates through three segments: Surfactants, Polymers, and Specialty Products. The Surfactants segment offers surfactants that are used as principal ingredients in consumer and industrial cleaning and disinfection products, including detergents for washing clothes, dishes, carpets, and floors and walls, as well as shampoos and body washes; and other applications, such as fabric softeners, germicidal quaternary compounds, disinfectants, and lubricating ingredients. Its surfactants are also used in various applications, including emulsifiers for spreading agricultural products; and industrial applications comprising latex systems, plastics, and composites. The Polymers segment provides polyurethane polyols that are used in the manufacture of rigid foam for thermal insulation in the construction industry, as well as a base raw material for coatings, adhesives, sealants, and elastomers (CASE); polyester resins, including liquid and powdered products, which are used in CASE applications; and phthalic anhydride that is used in unsaturated polyester resins, alkyd resins, and plasticizers for applications in construction materials, as well as components of automotive, boating, and other consumer products. The Specialty Products segment offers flavors, emulsifiers, and solubilizers for use in food, flavoring, nutritional supplement, and pharmaceutical applications. Stepan Company was founded in 1932 and is headquartered in Northbrook, Illinois.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Stepan Company has a trailing twelve months EPS of $5.15.
PE Ratio
Stepan Company has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 18.61. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $18.61 for every dollar of annual earnings.
6. Republic Bancorp (RBCAA)
30.44% Payout Ratio
Republic Bancorp, Inc., a financial holding company, provides various banking products and services in the United States. It operates in five segments: Traditional Banking, Warehouse, Mortgage Banking, Tax Refund Solutions, and Republic Credit Solutions. The company accepts demand, money market accounts, savings, individual retirement accounts, time, brokered, and other certificates of deposit. Its loan products include residential real estate, commercial real estate, construction and land development, home improvement and home equity, secured and unsecured personal, and aircraft loans. The company also offers credit cards; title insurance and other financial products and services; and memory banking, private banking, lockbox processing, remote deposit capture, business online banking, account reconciliation, automated clearing house processing, and internet and mobile banking services. In addition, it provides short-term and revolving credit facilities to mortgage bankers; tax refund solutions, which facilitate the receipt and payment of federal and state tax refund products through third-party tax preparers and tax-preparation software providers; and general purpose reloadable prepaid cards through third party service providers. Further, the company offers consumer credit products; and property and casualty insurance products. As of January 28, 2022, it operated 42 full-service banking centers. Republic Bancorp, Inc. was incorporated in 1974 and is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Republic Bancorp has a trailing twelve months EPS of $4.59.
PE Ratio
Republic Bancorp has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 9.96. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $9.96 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 10.55%.
Moving Average
Republic Bancorp’s worth is above its 50-day moving average of $42.95 and above its 200-day moving average of $42.56.
Volume
Today’s last reported volume for Republic Bancorp is 14966 which is 30.54% below its average volume of 21549.
Sales Growth
Republic Bancorp’s sales growth is 25% for the present quarter and 26% for the next.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company’s growth estimates for the ongoing quarter and the next is a negative 5% and a negative 8.1%, respectively.
