Thompson Reuters (TRI) – Dividend Idea Of The Week With 4.4% Dividend-Yield And 31.76% Upside

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Our Dividend Idea of the day is the financial information provider Thompson Reuters (NYSE:TRI). The stock price closed at $28.84 and the fair value is expected by Morningstar at $38.00, which represents an upside of 31.76%.

Thomson Reuters (TRI) is a provider of information for the world’s businesses and professionals. As of January 1, 2012, the Company was organized in four business units: Financial & Risk, Legal, Tax & Accounting and Intellectual Property & Science. See the full 10 pages financial report of TRI for more details.

Thompson Reuters has a market capitalization of $23.81 billion. The company generates revenue of $13,807.00 million and has a net income of $-1,396.00 million. The firm’s EBITDA amounts to $855.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 6.19% (operating margin -5.11% and net profit margin-10.11%).

The total debt represents 23.38% of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 46.29%. Last fiscal year, a return on equity of -7.87% was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $-1.18. Last fiscal year, the company paid $1.24 in form of dividends to shareholders.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is not calculable, Price/Sales 1.72 and Price/Book ratio 1.47. Dividend Yield: 4.44%. The beta ratio is 0.95.

TRI raised dividend for 19 consecutive years. The biggest risks come from the financial sector, a major customer group of Thompson Reuters.

Here are the competitors of Thompson Reuters (NYSE:TRI):

News Corp (NWSA) has a market capitalization of $59.63 billion. The company generates revenue of $33,706.00 million and has a net income of $1,407.00 million. The firm’s EBITDA amounts to $3,684.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 10.93% (operating margin 6.56% and net profit margin 4.17%).

The total debt represents 27.28% of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 62.61%. Last fiscal year, a return on equity of 4.31% was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $0.44. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.18 in form of dividends to shareholders.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 57.29, Price/Sales 1.77 and Price/Book ratio 2.43. Dividend Yield: 0.67%. The beta ratio is 1.49.

McGraw-Hill (MHP) has a market capitalization of $15.64 billion. The company generates revenue of $6,246.00 million and has a net income of $858.00 million. The firm’s EBITDA amounts to $1,807.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 28.93% (operating margin 22.77% and net profit margin 13.74%).

The total debt represents 18.64% of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 79.44%. Last fiscal year, a return on equity of 44.90% was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.87. Last fiscal year, the company paid $1.00 in form of dividends to shareholders.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 19.48, Price/Sales 2.50 and Price/Book ratio 10.22. Dividend Yield: 1.83%. The beta ratio is 1.09.

Reed Elsevier (RUK) has a market capitalization of $11.87 billion. The company generates revenue of $5,122.63 million and has a net income of $654.62 million. The firm’s EBITDA amounts to $1,482.51 million. The EBITDA margin is 28.94% (operating margin 19.58% and net profit margin 12.78%).

The total debt represents 0.00% of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 0.00%. Last fiscal year, a return on equity of 36.94% was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.69. Last fiscal year, the company paid $1.39 in form of dividends to shareholders.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 14.56, Price/Sales 4.27 and Price/Book ratio 6.33. Dividend Yield: 3.53%. The beta ratio is 0.74.

IHS (IHS) has a market capitalization of $6.21 billion. The company generates revenue of $1,325.64 million and has a net income of $135.29 million. The firm’s EBITDA amounts to $260.47 million. The EBITDA margin is 19.65% (operating margin 13.01% and net profit margin 10.21%).

The total debt represents 26.15% of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 58.02%. Last fiscal year, a return on equity of 10.57% was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $2.03. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.00 in form of dividends to shareholders.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 46.50, Price/Sales 4.68 and Price/Book ratio 4.43. Dividend Yield: none. The beta ratio is 0.51.

FactSet Research (FDS) has a market capitalization of $4.21 billion. The company generates revenue of $805.79 million and has a net income of $188.81 million. The firm’s EBITDA amounts to $306.77 million. The EBITDA margin is 38.07% (operating margin 33.88% and net profit margin 23.43%).

Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $4.13. Last fiscal year, the company paid $1.16 in form of dividends to shareholders.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 22.99, Price/Sales 5.25 and Price/Book ratio 7.63. Dividend Yield: 1.30%. The beta ratio is 1.18.

Broadridge Financial (BR) has a market capitalization of $2.92 billion. The company generates revenue of $2,303.50 million and has a net income of $125.00 million. The firm’s EBITDA amounts to $286.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 12.42% (operating margin 8.72% and net profit margin 5.43%).

The total debt represents 26.38% of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 61.66%. Last fiscal year, a return on equity of 15.17% was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $0.98. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.64 in form of dividends to shareholders.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 23.89, Price/Sales 1.27 and Price/Book ratio 3.44. Dividend Yield: 3.08%. The beta ratio is 0.75.

Dun & Bradstreet (DNB) has a market capitalization of $3.72 billion. The company generates revenue of $1,758.50 million and has a net income of $258.90 million. The firm’s EBITDA amounts to $498.80 million. The EBITDA margin is 28.37% (operating margin 23.75% and net profit margin 14.72%).

The total debt represents 48.81% of the company’s assets. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $5.64. Last fiscal year, the company paid $1.44 in form of dividends to shareholders.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 14.70, Price/Sales 2.12 and Price/Book ratio is not calculable. Dividend Yield: 1.83%. The beta ratio is 0.65.

Morningstar (MORN) has a market capitalization of $3.09 billion. The company generates revenue of $631.40 million and has a net income of $96.47 million. The firm’s EBITDA amounts to $181.33 million. The EBITDA margin is 28.72% (operating margin 21.92% and net profit margin 15.28%).

The total debt represents 0.00% of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 0.00%. Last fiscal year, a return on equity of 11.99% was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.92. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.25 in form of dividends to shareholders.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 33.26, Price/Sales 4.90 and Price/Book ratio 3.74. Dividend Yield: 0.63%. The beta ratio is 1.12.

Nielsen Hldg (NLSN) has a market capitalization of $11.12 billion. The company generates revenue of $5,532.00 million and has a net income of $82.00 million. The firm’s EBITDA amounts to $1,284.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 23.21% (operating margin 14.35% and net profit margin 1.48%).

The total debt represents 46.63% of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 145.97%. Last fiscal year, a return on equity of 2.21% was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $0.88. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.00 in form of dividends to shareholders.

Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 34.81, Price/Sales 2.01 and Price/Book ratio 2.39. Dividend Yield: is not calculable. The beta ratio is not calculable.