Exploring SANOFI-ADR (NASDAQ:SNY)'s dividend characteristics.

Our stock screening tool has identified SANOFI-ADR (NASDAQ:SNY) as a strong dividend contender with robust fundamentals. SNY exhibits commendable financial health and profitability, all while offering a sustainable dividend. Let's delve into each aspect below.

Analyzing Dividend Metrics

An integral part of ChartMill's stock analysis is the Dividend Rating, which spans from 0 to 10. This rating evaluates diverse dividend factors, including yield, historical data, growth, and sustainability. SNY has received a 7 out of 10:

• Compared to an average industry Dividend Yield of 4.40, SNY pays a better dividend. On top of this SNY pays more dividend than 94.79% of the companies listed in the same industry.
• Compared to an average S&P500 Dividend Yield of 2.39, SNY pays a better dividend.
• SNY has been paying a dividend for at least 10 years, so it has a reliable track record.
• SNY pays out 39.72% of its income as dividend. This is a sustainable payout ratio.
• The dividend of SNY is growing, but earnings are growing more, so the dividend growth is sustainable.

Looking at the Health

ChartMill assigns a proprietary Health Rating to each stock. The score is computed by evaluating various liquidity and solvency ratios and ranges from 0 to 10. SNY was assigned a score of 5 for health:

• SNY has a debt to FCF ratio of 3.04. This is a good value and a sign of high solvency as SNY would need 3.04 years to pay back of all of its debts.
• With an excellent Debt to FCF ratio value of 3.04, SNY belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 92.19% of the companies in the same industry.
• A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.17 indicates that SNY is not too dependend on debt financing.

Assessing Profitability for SNY

ChartMill's Profitability Rating offers a unique perspective on stock analysis, providing scores from 0 to 10. These ratings consider a wide range of profitability metrics and margins, both in comparison to industry peers and on their own merits. For SNY, the assigned 8 is a significant indicator of profitability:

• SNY's Return On Assets of 9.00% is amongst the best of the industry. SNY outperforms 92.71% of its industry peers.
• Looking at the Return On Equity, with a value of 15.37%, SNY belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 90.63% of the companies in the same industry.
• SNY's Return On Invested Capital of 15.58% is amongst the best of the industry. SNY outperforms 92.19% of its industry peers.
• The 3 year average ROIC (7.46%) for SNY is below the current ROIC(15.58%), indicating increased profibility in the last year.
• SNY has a better Profit Margin (12.97%) than 88.54% of its industry peers.
• In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of SNY has grown nicely.
• SNY has a Operating Margin of 22.04%. This is amongst the best in the industry. SNY outperforms 88.02% of its industry peers.
• SNY's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
• SNY's Gross Margin of 70.04% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. SNY outperforms 75.00% of its industry peers.

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Keep in mind

This article should in no way be interpreted as advice. The article is based on the observed metrics at the time of writing, but you should always make your own analysis and trade or invest at your own responsibility.