Wal-Mart's Dividend Offers High Growth At Everyday Low Prices

By Mike Young:Exxon Mobil Corporation's (XOM) principal business is energy, including exploration for and production of crude oil and natural gas, manufacturing of petroleum products and transportation and sale of crude oil, natural gas and petroleum products. It is a major manufacturer and marketer of commodity petrochemicals, and operates or markets products in most countries of the world.

By Mike Young:IBM (IBM) has prodigiously grown its dividend over the past decade, and by 2011 it was paying out almost 5x what it did in 2002. The compounded annual growth rate of the dividend is just over 19%, and during the past five years, IBM has maintained ~18% growth in its dividend.

By Mike Young:The Procter & Gamble Company (PG) is focused on providing branded consumer packaged goods. The company sells its products in over 180 countries through retail operations, including mass merchandisers, grocery stores, membership club stores, drug stores, department stores, salons, and high-frequency stores.

By Mike Young:McDonald's Corporation (MCD) franchises and operates McDonald's over 33,000 fast-food restaurants, with the majority (81%) operated by franchises or affiliates. Their restaurants serve a broad menu at various price points to customers in 119 countries around the world.

By Bargain Bin:Southern Company (SO) is an electric utility company with operations in the Southeast United States. It serves 4.4 million customers with a majority of its 43,500 megawatts of capacity coming from coal-fired plants. Click to enlarge.

By Mike Young:3M (MMM) is a diversified technology company with a global presence in the following businesses: Industrial and Transportation; Health Care; Consumer and Office; Safety, Security and Protection Services; Display and Graphics; and Electro and Communications. 3M is among the leading manufacturers of products for many of the markets it serves.

By Bargain Bin:Coca-Cola (KO) is the world's largest non-alcoholic beverage company. The stock currently trades for $72.87 and has a projected yield of 2.8%. Click to enlarge: PepsiCo (PEP) also sells non-alcoholic beverages, but derives about 50% of its revenue from food. The stock currently trades for $65.35 and has a projected yield of 3.15%.

Eric Cota submits:I believe Wal-Mart (WMT), at approximately $57/share is fairly valued with a margin of safety on a cash flow valuation basis.