Dividend Aristocrat V.F. Corporation (VFC), Vans & Timberland parent company, beats Q3 earnings expectations but misses on revenue as sales increase 4.6% year-on-year while adjusted earnings-per-share rose 14%. The company expects fiscal 2020 revenue from continuing operations of about $11.75 billion and adjusted EPS of $3.30. This is below the FactSet consensus EPS of $3.37…
Dividend Aristocrat Kimberly-Clark earnings beat expectations, raises 2020 dividend. Dividend Aristocrat Kimberly-Clark (KMB) has reported adjusted EPS that is up 7% at $1.71 for Q4-2019, just one cent above the consensus, for revenue that is flat at 4.6 billion dollars. Kimberly-Clark, which in particular owns the Huggies and Kleenex brands, 2019 full-year adjusted EPS is…
The DAX is a European index comprised of the 30 largest and most traded companies in Germany. It represents around 80 percent of the market capitalization of listed stock corporations in Germany. The DAX-index can be a source for investors that are looking for European blue-chip dividend stocks. Some European Dividend Aristocrats are a member…
The world’s largest healthcare company and dividend aristocrat Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) beat earnings expectations but missed on revenue as revenue increases 1.8% year-on-year while adjusted earnings-per-share fell 4.6%. JNJ reported revenue of $20.75 billion, which was just $80 million below the average Wall Street estimate. The adjusted earnings of $1.88 per share surpassed expectations…
Dividend aristocrat Abbott Laboratories (ABT) reports 7.1% revenue growth and 17% growth in adjusted earnings-per-share; announces better-than-expected guidance for Q1. ABBOTT Posts strong 2019 results ABT stock rose Wednesday after the medical technology company beat fourth-quarter revenue expectations and issued strong 2020 sales guidance. The stock ended up +2.13 (+2.37%), trading at $91.86. The Q4-figure…
Dividend Aristocrat PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) lost $-2.52 (-1.94%) and closed at $127.41 yesterday after missing Q4 earnings expectations and warning of uncertain conditions for 2020. Below the PPG-Industries price chart for the last month and last year. PPG reported fourth-quarter net sales of nearly $3.7 billion, approximately 1% higher than the prior-year and up…
The European Dividend Aristocrats index total return was up 2.18% for December 2019. The European Dividend Aristocrats and its reference index (S&P Europe 35) are almost on par, based on the full-year total return of 27.38%, versus 27.24% for the benchmark. The chart below displays the historical performance of the European Dividend Aristocrats since 2010.…
S&P Europe 350® Dividend Aristocrats® measure the performance of S&P Europe 350 constituents that have followed a policy of consistently increasing dividends every year for at least 10 consecutive years. The index benchmark is the S&P Europe 350 index Like the (US) Dividend Aristocrats “big brother”, the European Dividend Aristocrats also tend to outperform its…
Dividend Aristocrat Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) has reported Q1 adjusted EPS which is down 6% at 1.37 dollar, four cents short of the consensus, while its adjusted operating profit was down 15.6% at 1.5billion dollars. The drugstore chain posted sales growth of 1.6% to 34.3billion dollars (+2.3% at constant exchange rates), including 1.6% growth in…
The international dividend portfolio continues to reach new all-time-highs in euros and in US-dollars by end of December. The total portfolio value in USD is 547,000 and 488,000 in euro. Performance Update Our International Dividend Portfolio gained 2.5% in US$ and 0.61% in € in December, compared to 1.94% for the Dividend Aristocrats Index. Since…