Kimberly Clark de Mexico SAB de CV () manufactures and sells a wide selection of paper-based products: napkins, kitchen towels, disposable diapers, feminine-care pads, bathroom tissue, facial tissue, and hand towels, among others.The company’s business lines comprise: babies and infants, household, feminine-care, personal care, and healthcare products. Its brand portfolio includes Kleenex, Sanitas, Kimlark, Petalo, Cottonelle, Depend, and Kotex.Kimberly-Clark de México, S. A. B. de C. V. was founded in 1925 and is based in Mexico City, Mexico.The company serves the local market, Mexico, but also the United States, Asia, and Central and South America.Three key data points gauge Kimberly Clark de México or any dividend paying firm. The key three are:(1) Price(2) Dividends(3) ReturnsThose three keys also best tell whether any company has made, is making, and will make money. KCDMY PriceShare price fell over the past year from $10.94 to $7.16 equalling 34.5% as of Friday’s market close.In the past 3 years the company’s share price has rarely been less than $6.00 nor more than $12.15. Its all time high price of $33.95 was reached as a spike on April, 2, 2013.If shares trade in the range of $6.50 to $8.50 this next year, the recent $7.16 share price might grow to $8.40. Of course, KCDMY shares could also drop about the same $1.24 estimated amount, or more.My $1.24 price upside estimate is based on an average KCDMY annual price gain over the past four years. KCDMY DividendKimberly-Clark de México has paid variable quarterly dividends since October 2003. The company’s most recent Q dividend of $0.1148 was paid December 12th for shareholders of record December 4th. The company declares all dividends for the coming year in February or MarchA forward looking annual dividend of $0.46 yields 6.41% per Friday’s closing price. KCDMY ReturnsPutting it all together, a $1.70 estimated annual gross gain per share shows up by adding Kimberly-Clark de México’s annual $0.46 dividend to the estimated price upside of $1.24, totaling that $1.70 gross gain.A little over $1000 buys 140 shares at Friday’s $7.16 share price.A $10 broker fee (if charged), collected half at purchase and half at sale, might take about $0.07 per share out of the $1.70 gross-gain to give us a net gain of $1.63 X 140 shares = $228.20 for about a 22.8% estimated net gain on the year.Furthermore, a $64.10 annual estimated dividend paid from $1k invested in KCDMY is near 9 times greater than the $7.16 single-share price. By these numbers, KCDMY may be an ideal consumer staple dividend dog.Therefore, you might choose to pounce on Kimberly-Clark de México It is a soon to be 100 year-old variable quarterly dividend paying paper products company with a 22 year dividend record.The exact track of KCDMY’s future price and dividend will entirely be determined by market action and company finances. Remember the best measure of stock value is through direct ownership of shares.More By This Author:
Current Report: Kimberly-Clark De Mexico (KCDMY)
