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With many investors looking for income as well as capital gains, we now publish the top ten yielding stocks in certain industries each week. This week we look at Furnishings (see below for other industries). These stocks have been selected from a screening program. They are not recommendations to buy or sell. If you have an interest in any of them, please investigate them completely before taking any action.
Updated 03/18/10 INDUSTRY: Furnishings Company | Symbol | Div/Yield | EPS | | Leggett & Platt Inc. * | LEG | 4.92% | $0.70 | | Hooker Furniture Corp. * | HOFT | 2.65% | -$0.06 | | Fortune Brands Inc * | FO | 1.57% | $1.60 | | Richelieu Hardware Ltd. | RHUHF | 1.47% | $1.36 | | Acuity Brands Inc. | AYI | 1.37% | $2.10 | | Flexsteel Industries Inc. | FLXS | 1.25% | $0.49 | | - | - | - | - | | - | - | - | - | | - | - | - | - | | - | - | - | - | |
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LEG: an international manufacturer, which conceives designs and produces a range of engineered components and products found in many homes, offices, retail stores and automobiles. The Company's operations are organized into 19 business units, which are divided into 10 groups under four segments: Residential Furnishings; Commercial Fixturing & Components; Industrial Materials; and Specialized Products. The Residential Furnishings segment includes Bedding Group, Furniture Group, and Fabric and Carpet Underlay Group. The Commercial Fixturing & Components Segment includes Fixtures & Display Group, and Office Furniture Components Group. HOFT: designs, imports, manufactures and markets residential household furniture for sale to wholesale and retail merchandisers located principally in North America. Its major wood furniture product categories include home entertainment, home office, accent, dining, bedroom and bath furniture under the Hooker Furniture brand, and youth furniture sold under the Opus Designs by Hooker brand. Its residential upholstered seating companies include Cherryville, Bradington-Young, LLC, a specialist in upscale motion and stationary leather furniture, and Bedford, Sam Moore Furniture LLC, a specialist in upscale occasional chairs with an emphasis on cover-to-frame customization. FO: a holding company with operating companies engaged in the manufacture, production and sale of distilled spirits, home and security products, and golf products. Fortune Brands operates in three segments: Spirits, Home & Security and Golf. |
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DISCLAIMER: Dividend yields will differ from these tables due to pricing considerations. The table is generated from data that is not as of the close last Friday. Therefore, when you investigate one of these stocks, expect to see a lower or higher yield. Also, not all stocks are included in this list. There may be more in this industry that have a higher yield but due to the methodology of the screening program, they are not listed.
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