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PPG Industries

PPG Industries's core business is the chemical sector. The past 10 years the (international) industry gained at around 72 percent. Since 2011 the sector is 20 percent higher and over the past year minus 72 percent.

The past year was a relatively good year for PPG Industries investors

Over the last 12 months, that were loss-making period for the investors in PPG Industries, the stock lost around 1 percent. Over the past 5 years the stock rose a modest 17,03 percent. PPG Industries's revenues between 2011 and 2015 were relatively steady and moved between 15,2 billion dollars and 15,33 billion dollars. PPG Industries's net results between 2011 and 2015 were very constant and moved between 1,21 billion dollars and 1,43 billion dollars.

The American company paid out dividends in the past 5 years. On average the PPG Industries stock yielded a delivered a dividend yield of around 6,23 percent over the past 5 years. Over the period 2011-2015 PPG Industries raised it's dividends per share each year. Because of the yearly increased dividends PPG Industries can be called a kind of dividend aristocrat.

PPG Industries' balance mostly financed with equity

At the end of 2015 the chemical company's balance sheet was worth 17,08 billion dollars. The total debt was around 12,09 billion dollars. This is 70,82 percent of the total balance sheet. At the end of 2015 the chemical company's stock was traded with a price/earnings-ratio 20. So the stock' value was 20 times the 2015' earnings per share. Based on the classical stock valuation theories the American stock can be seen as a value stock.

At the end of 2015 the American company's market capitalization equaled around 25,82 billion dollars. At the end of 2015 the American company had around 266,88 million stocks listed on the stock exchange(s).

All PPG Industries's annual reports can be found here. More information about PPG Industries can be found it's website. .