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The past year was a relatively good year for National Instruments Corp investors

The period between December 2015 and December 2016 was a profitable period for the investors in National Instruments Corp. The stock gained around 3 percent. National Instruments Corp' stock rose the past 5 years at around 24 percent. National Instruments Corp's revenues between 2011 and 2015 were relatively steady and moved between 1,14 billion dollars and 1,23 billion dollars. During 2011 and 2015 National Instruments Corp's net results were very volatile and fluctuated between 94,07 million dollars and 95,26 million dollars.

National Instruments Corp's core business is the hardware sector. Between 2006 and 2016 the global hardware & equipment companies gained around 122 percent. As from 2011 the sector is 91 percent higher and over the past 12 months (December 2015-December 2016) there is a plus of 122 percent.

National Instruments Corp paid out dividends in the past 5 years. On average National Instruments Corp's dividend yield over the past 5 years was around 2,88 percent annually.

National Instruments Corp financed with a quite low debt position

At the end of 2015 the hardware & equipment company's balance sheet equaled 1,45 billion dollars. The total debt of the hardware & equipment company was at the end of 2015 372,14 million dollars, which equals around 25,6 percent of the total balance sheet. The American company's price/earnings-ratio was 40. So the market valued the stock at 40 times the 2015' earnings per share. Many analysts say that based on her price/earnings-ratio and dividend yield the American stock can be seen as a value stock.

The hardware & equipment company's market capitalization (the number of shares outstanding times the market value) equaled around 3,62 billion dollars. At the end of 2015 the American company had around 128 million stocks listed.

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