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Southern Copper Corp (NYSE:SCCO) has a market capitalization of $22.94 billion. The company employs 12,085 people, generates revenue of $6.669 billion and has a net income of $1.892 billion. Southern Copper’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $3.753 billion. The EBITDA margin is 56.27 percent (the operating margin is 46.62 percent and the net profit margin 28.38 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 40.58 percent of Southern Copper’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 88.43 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 44.07 percent was realized by Southern Copper. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.91. Last fiscal year, Southern Copper paid $4.06 in the form of dividends to shareholders. Forward P/E: 14.22 at 5-Year earnings forecasts of 12.50 percent.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 14.25, the P/S ratio is 3.52 and the P/B ratio is finally 4.97. The dividend yield amounts to 11.82 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.67.

Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ:ARLP) has a market capitalization of $2.74 billion. The company employs 4,345 people, generates revenue of $2.034 billion and has a net income of $335.57 million. Alliance Resource Partner’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $611.63 million. The EBITDA margin is 30.07 percent (the operating margin is 18.41 percent and the net profit margin 16.50 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 41.44 percent of Alliance Resource Partner’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 114.91 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 23.99 percent was realized by Alliance Resource Partners. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $6.67. Last fiscal year, Alliance Resource Partners paid $4.16 in the form of dividends to shareholders. Forward P/E: 10.41 at 5-Year earnings forecasts of 14.78 percent.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 11.11, the P/S ratio is 1.39 and the P/B ratio is finally 2.87. The dividend yield amounts to 6.05 percent and the beta ratio has a value of 0.77.

Take a closer look at the full table of the best dividend paying stocks. The average price to earnings ratio (P/E ratio) amounts to 16.42 while the dividend yield has a value of 4.82 percent. Price to book ratio is 3.52 and price to sales ratio 2.93. The operating margin amounts to 26.96 percent. The earnings per share grew by 18.55 yearly over the past decade and sales by 20.02 percent.

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