Companies listed on the german stock exchange
The German economy is the largest in Europe and the third largest in the world.
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The country attracted EUR billion Foreign Direct Investment FDI in With a high productivity rate and a world-class education system Germany ensures that its citizens maintain high standards of living. Decreasing labor costs and corporate tax levels have created an investor-friendly economy.
To identify the largest companies in Germany, I used the main stock market index in Germany- the DAX. The DAX contains the 30 largest and most liquid stocks traded in the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The DAX is a performance-based index. All dividends, stock splits and other events occurring to index components are rolled into the index. The 30 stocks represented in the index are the blue chips of Germany. DAX Index Components stocks trading in the US have tickers noted.
Adidas trades on the OTC market Pink Sheets with ticker OTCQX: It develops and markets a wide range of sports products. Adidas owns the Reebok brand famous for footwear.
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Allianz AZ is a financial services provider with main focus on the property and casualty insurance business with more than 60 million customers in 7 countries. The current yield is BASFY operates under more than subsidiaries and affiliates. BASFY trades on the OTC market. The current yield is 9.
The annual revenue growth in the last 5 years is BAYRY is listed in the OTC market. Bayer operates in three divisions: HealthCare, CropScience and MaterialScience. BAYRY has a dividend yield of 3. On Oct 28th the FDA sent warning letter to Bayer for illegally marketing aspirin drugs. CRZBY is a regional bank and trades on the OTC. CTTAY is an auto parts supplier and is listed in the OTC market.
It operates in six divisions: Daimler AG DAI , formerly DaimlerChrysler AG operates in four divisions: Mercedes-Benz Cars, Daimler Trucks, Daimler Financial Services and Vans, Buses. DAI pays a dividend of 7. Earnings growth has been flat in the past few years and is likely to get worse due to the recession.
The global German Bank, Deutsche Bank NYSE: DB reported billions in write-downs due to bad loans and investments in mortgage-backed securities. Deutsche Telekom DT is an integrated telecom provider.
DT owns the T-Mobile cellphone network in the USA.
DT pays a dividend of 8. EONGY trades in the Pink Sheet market. ON provides natural gas and electricity to customers in Germany, Netherlands, Hungary, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Switzerland.
EON has a yield of 5. HENKY makes household products like detergents, fabric softeners, laundry conditioning products, dishwashing products and all-purpose cleaners, hair shampoos and conditioners, bath products, deodorants,etc.
Henkel pays a dividend of 3. Some of its brands include Dial soap, Purex detegent, Duck Tape,etc.
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Siemens spun-off its semiconductor chip business to form Infineon Technologies AG IFX a few years ago. The beta for IFX is 2. RWEOY is a multi-utility competing against E.
The current yield is 6. SAP is one of the few IT companies to pay a dividend. Dividend yield is 2. The world-renowned company Siemens AG SI is engaged in electrical and electronics engineering with operations in over countries.
SI pays a dividend of 3. More German stocks listed in the US can be found here.
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