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Dividends Per Share - ever increasing Dividend History HERE

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3M Company     Symbol:  MMM              Scorecard

A company profile is available at Yahoo HERE

Coverage Initiated:  September 22, 2008: 

Some quick analysis reveals some predictable factors for 3M Company:
 

1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007  
18,69 19,64 21,11 20,55 20,94 23,25 25,45 28,05 31,21 34,49 Sales per share
2,98 3,27 3,64 3,22 3,75 4,29 5,07 5,55 6,71 7,29 Cash Flow Per Share
1,87 2,11 2,32 1,79 2,50 3,02 3,75 4,12 5,06 5,60 Earnings per share
1,10 1,12 1,16 1,20 1,24 1,32 1,44 1,68 1,84 1,92 Dividends Per share
1,78 1,30 1,41 1,25 0,98 0,86 1,19 1,25 1,59 2,01 Capital spending per share
7,38 7,89 8,24 7,78 7,68 10,06 13,20 13,39 13,56 16,56 Book Value per share
803,85 797,42 792,17 782,61 779,96 784,12 786,29 754,54 734,36 709,16 Common Shares Outs
22,3 20,8 19,9 31,1 24,4 22,8 21,9 18,9 15,2 15,0 Avg annual P/E Ratio
1,16 1,19 1,29 1,59 1,33 1,30 1,16 1,01 0,82 0,79 Relative P/E Ratio
2,60% 2,60% 2,50% 2,20% 2,00% 1,90% 1,80% 2,20% 2,40% 2,30% Average Annual Dividend Yield
15021 15659 16724 16079 16332 18232 20011 21167 22923 24462 Sales ($mill)  
22,60% 24,70% 23,30% 20,30% 24,50% 26,50% 30,60% 31,10% 32,30% 29,70% Operating Margin
866,0 900,0 1025,0 1089,0 954,0 964,0 999,0 986,0 1079,0 1072,0 Depreciation
1526,0 1711,0 1857,0 1430,0 1974,0 2403,0 2990,0 3199,0 3851,0 4096,0 Net Profit
35,10% 37,90% 34,50% 32,10% 32,10% 32,90% 33,00% 34,70% 30,60% 33,90% Income Tax Rate
10,20% 10,90% 11,10% 8,90% 12,10% 13,20% 14,90% 15,10% 16,80% 16,70% Net Profit Margin
1932,0 2247,0 1625,0 1787,0 1602,0 2638,0 2649,0 1877,0 1623,0 4476,0 Working Capital
1614,0 1480,0 971,0 1520,0 2140,0 1735,0 727,0 1309,0 1047,0 4019,0 ($mill)
5936,0 6289,0 6531,0 6086,0 5993,0 7885,0 10378 10100 9959,0 11747 Shareholders Equity
20,70% 22,50% 25,20% 19,40% 25,10% 25,50% 27,30% 28,50% 35,40% 26,60% Return on Total Capital
25,70% 27,20% 28,40% 23,50% 32,90% 30,50% 28,80% 31,70% 38,70% 34,90% Return on Shareholders equity
10,80% 12,90% 14,40% 7,90% 16,80% 17,40% 18,00% 18,90% 24,90% 23,10% Retained to Com Equity
58% 53% 49% 66% 49% 43% 38% 40% 36% 34% Dividends to Net Profits

 

Sales per share - ever increasing
Cash Flow per share - ever increasing
Earnings per share - Steady Growth     EPS Analysis HERE
Dividends Per Share - ever increasing Dividend History HERE
Capital spending per share - ever increasing
Book value - same Book Value Analysis HERE
Sales/Share - ever increasing
Operating margins - consistent
Net profits - consistently increasing
Returns on Total Capital - consistently high
Returns on Shareholders Equity - consistently high
Dividends as a percentage of net profits - consistent  Dividend Growth Model Here

3M Company Coverage Initiated: September 22, 2008

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