Investors can still use them for constantly growing (albeit slowly) and safer returns
SmallCapPower | July 18, 2016: To gauge for these safer stocks, we searched for companies with high five-year average Return on Equity (ROE). This figure measures how much net income was generated using shareholder’s equity. For an equity investor, this is key and should constantly be under review.
United Parcel Service Inc. (NYSE:UPS) – $110.79
Courier, Postal, Air Freight & Land-based Logistics
United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) is a package delivery company that is a provider of global supply chain management solutions. It delivers packages each business day in over 220 countries and territories. The Company operates in three segments: U.S. Domestic Package, International Package, and Supply Chain & Freight.
- Market Cap: 97,790,911,251
- Revenues: 58,804,000,000
- Total Debt: 15,438,000,000
- Return on Equity: 66%
MasterCard Inc. (NYSE:MA) – $90.34
Business Support Services
MasterCard Incorporated is a technology company that connects consumers, financial institutions, merchants, governments and businesses across the world. The Company operates through payment solutions segment. The Company allows user to make payments by a range of payment solutions and services using various brands, which include MasterCard, Maestro and Cirrus.
- Market Cap: 97,876,982,184
- Revenues: 9,883,000,000
- Total Debt: 3,333,000,000
- Return on Equity: 47%
Home Depot Inc. (NYSE:HD) – $133.56
Home Improvement Products & Services Retailers
The Home Depot, Inc. (The Home Depot) is a home improvement retailer that sells an assortment of building materials, home improvement products, and lawn and garden products, and provides various services. The Home Depot stores serve three primary customer groups: do-it-yourself (DIY) customers, do-it-for-me (DIFM) customers and professional customers.
- Market Cap: 215,285,203.21
- Revenues: 90,390,000,000
- Total Debt: 20,948,000,000
- Return on Equity: 39%
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) – $96.87
Computer Hardware
Apple Inc. designs, manufactures and markets mobile communication and media devices, personal computers and portable digital music players and sells a variety of related software, services, peripherals, networking solutions and third-party digital content and applications. The Company’s products and services include iPhone, iPad, Mac, iPod, Apple TV, a portfolio of consumer and professional software applications, the iOS and OS X operating systems, iCloud and a variety of accessory, service and support offerings.
- Market Cap: 114,570,744.63
- Revenues: 227,535,000,000
- Total Debt: 79,872,000,000
- Return on Equity: 38%
Starbucks Corp (NASDAQ:SBUX) – $56.48
Restaurants & Bars
Starbucks Corporation is the roaster, marketer and retailer of specialty coffee. The Company purchases and roasts coffees that it sells, along with coffee, tea and other beverages, and a range of fresh food items, through Company-operated stores. It also sells a range of coffee and tea products and licenses its trademarks through other channels, such as licensed stores, grocery and national foodservice accounts.
- Market Cap: 82,737,552,000
- Revenues: 20,162,700,000
- Total Debt: 2,996,500,000
- Return on Equity: 31%
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