Top Traded Consumer Goods Stocks: Altria Group, Inc. NYSE:MO, General Motors Company, NYSE:GM, Ford Motor Company, NYSE:F
Altria Group, Inc. (NYSE:MO)
About Altria Group, Inc Altria Group, Inc. is a holding company. As of December 31, 2009, Altria Group, Inc.’s wholly owned subsidiaries included Philip Morris USA Inc. (PM USA), which is engaged in the manufacture and sale of cigarettes and certain smokeless products in the United States; UST LLC (UST), which through its subsidiaries is engaged in the manufacture and sale of smokeless products and wine, and John Middleton Co. (Middleton), which is engaged in the manufacture and sale of machine-made large cigars and pipe tobacco. Philip Morris Capital Corporation (PMCC), another wholly owned subsidiary of Altria Group, Inc., maintains a portfolio of leveraged and direct finance leases. In addition, Altria Group, Inc. held a 27.3% economic and voting interest in SABMiller plc (SABMiller) as of December 31, 2009.
Statistics Symbol
MO
EPS:
1.78
Current Price
$24.85
Market Capitalization:
51.88B
52 week range
$19.14 - $26.22
52 week change
40%
Avg Volume
12.64M
P/E (ttm)
13.97
Financials Altria Group, Inc. (NYSE:MO) generated that total revenue of $6.4 billion for the quarter ended September 30th, 2010. The company maintains the net profit margin of 17.6 percent with net income of $1.13 billion resulting in earnings of $0.54 per share for the respective quarter. The company announced the dividend of $0.38 per share for the quarter ended September 30 th, 2010. Altria Group total assets accumulate up to $37.11 billion as per its last balance sheet. Fixed assets happen to have the highest proportion in the composition of total assets standing at $31.60 billion as on September 30th, 2010. The company’s total liabilities stand at $31.9 billion as compared to total equity of $5.15 billion.
General Motors Company (NYSE:GM)
About General Motors Company
General Motors Company (GM) is a global automotive company. The Company develops, produces and markets cars, trucks and parts worldwide. Its business is diversified across products and geographic markets, with operations and sales in over 120 countries. GM assembles its passenger cars, crossover vehicles, light trucks, sport utility vehicles, vans and other vehicles in 71 assembly facilities worldwide and has 87 additional global manufacturing facilities. With a global network of over 21,700 independent dealers it meets the local sales and service needs of its retail and fleet customers. GM’s business is organized into three geographically-based segments: General Motors North America (GMNA), General Motors International Operations (GMIO) and General Motors Europe (GME). It offers a global vehicle
portfolio of cars, crossovers and trucks. In addition to the products GM sells to its dealers for consumer retail sales, it also sells cars and trucks to fleet customers.
Statistics Symbol
GM
Beta:
1.37
Current Price
$34.81
Market Capitalization:
52.22b
52 week range
$33.07 - $35.99
Shares Outstanding
1.40b
Avg Volume
35.77M
Float:
828.22b
Financials As per its last financial statements General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) generated the total revenue of $34.015 million for the quarter ended September 30th, 2010 reporting an increase of 27.8 percent as compared to the revenue of $26.69 billion for the same period last year. The company’s net profit stood at $1.87 billion resulting in earnings of $1.20 per share for the respective quarter. General Motor’s total assets accumulate up to $137.23 billion with highest proportion of fixed assets standing at $75.65 billion. The company maintains a strong short term liquidity position with the current ratio of 1.17 times depicting that current assets are maintained 1.17 times more than its current liabilities.
Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F)
About Ford Motor Company Ford Motor Company (Ford) is a producer of cars and trucks. Ford and its subsidiaries also engage in other businesses, including financing vehicles. It operates under two segments: Automotive and Financial Services. The Automotive segment includes the operations of Ford North America, Ford South America, Ford Europe, Ford Asia Pacific Africa and Volvo. The Financial services include the operations of Ford Motor Credit Company and Other Financial Services. In August 2010, the Company completed the sale of its Swedish Volvo Car unit and related assets to China's Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co.
Statistics Symbol
F
EPS:
1.67
Current Price
$16.78
Market Capitalization:
58.27B
52 week range
$9.75 - $17.42
52 week change
78.66%
Avg Volume
88.18M
P/E (ttm)
10.02
Financials Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) generated the total revenue of $29.89 billion for the quarter ended September 30th, 2010. The company stood in profit with net income of $1.68 billion which has been increased by 69 percent as compared to the net profit of $997 million for the period ending September 30th last year. The company’s earnings per share stood at $0.43 for the last quarter. The company’s total assets accumulate up to $177.07 billion as on September 30 th, 2010. The company maintains the current ratio of 1.34 times depicting that current assets are maintained 1.34 times more than the current liabilities.
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