Discover high yielding stocks in the Basic Materials sector.

Stocks within this list have dividend yields greater than or equal to 1.25% and operate in the Basic Materials sector.

This list has performed 0.56% over the past year. By comparison, The Philippine Stock Exchange PSEi Index is -7.18% over the same period. The beta of this list, which is a measure of volatility, is Moderately Low at 0.57. List Beta is calculated using an equally weighted average beta of the securities within this list.

List performance is calculated using an equal-weight methodology. This list is generated by scanning the web and using our algorithms to surface potentially relevant securities to the topic. The list is intended to be educational and includes securities that may be suitable for a watchlist. It is not intended for investment or trading purposes. Microsoft does not recommend using the data and information provided as the basis for making any investment decision.

HOLCIM PHILIPPINES, INC.

HLCM. Holcim Philippines, Inc. is a cement manufacturer. The Company is engaged in the manufacture, sale and distribution of cement and cementitious products. The Company operates through two segments: Clinker and Cement, and Other Construction Materials and services. The Clinker and Cement segment manufactures and sells clinker and cement for domestic customers. Other Construction Materials and services segment includes operations from the Helps-U-Build-Better (HUBB), specialty products and aggregates trading. It manufactures five cement product brands, which include Holcim 4X (Type 1 high-performance Portland cement), Holcim Premium (Type 1 Portland cement), Holcim Solido (Type IP Blended cement), Holcim Excel (Type 1P Blended cement), and Holcim WallRight (Type S Masonry cement). Its packaging formats include tonner, jumbo bags and bulk. The Company also sells to cement producers a semi-finished product called clinker, which is sold in bulk. It also has dry mix mortar products.

This company’s forward dividend yield is 10.24, which makes it the 1st ranked stock in this list.

Holcim Philippines Inc. is 8.75 over the past month and -25.77 over the past year, outperforming the The Philippine Stock Exchange PSEi Index by 4.92 over the past month and -18.59 over the past year.

Global Ferronickel Holdings, Inc.

FNI. Global Ferronickel Holdings, Inc. is a holding company. The principal activities of the Company are to invest in, purchase or otherwise acquire and own, hold, use, sell, assign, transfer, mortgage, pledge, exchange, or otherwise dispose of real and personal property of every kind and description, including shares of stock and other securities or obligations of any corporation. It operates through three segments: Mining, Services and Manufacturing. The Mining segment is engaged in the exploration, mining and exploration of nickel saprolite and limonite ore. The Services segment is engaged in the chartering out of Landing Craft Transport by PCSSC to PGMC and port services rendered by SNPSI to its customers. The Manufacturing segment includes FSC, which is engaged in the manufacturing of iron steel bars and FSLC, which is engaged in holding the real properties of FSC. The Company produces two types of nickel ore, which include saprolite and limonite.

This company’s forward dividend yield is 7.75, which makes it the 2nd ranked stock in this list.

Global Ferronickel Holdings Inc. is 3.60 over the past month and 7.92 over the past year, underperforming the The Philippine Stock Exchange PSEi Index by -0.23 over the past month and 15.09 over the past year.

CROWN ASIA CHEMICALS CORPORATION

CROWN. Crown Asia Chemicals Corporation is engaged in operating, conducting and maintaining the business of manufacturing, importing, exporting, buying, selling or otherwise dealing in, at wholesale and retail such goods as compounds and other allied or related products. The Company produces plastic compounds, pipes and related products for direct and indirect use in the construction and telecommunications industries. The Company is also engaged in the production of plastic compounds and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pellets, and manufacture of plastic pipes. The Company’s products include PVC compounds, PVC/polypropylene (PP) r pipes, PVC thermal roofing and PVC septic tank. The products under the compounds include container packaging, wires and cable, shrink-wrap films, window and door profiles, IC tubing and sandals and safety boots. The products under the PVC/PP-r pipes include crown electrical PNS 14, crown sanitary, crown blue PNS 65, crown telecom, crown high-density polyethylene PNS-4427.

This company’s forward dividend yield is 6.37, which makes it the 3rd ranked stock in this list.

Crown Asia Chemicals Corp. is 1.29 over the past month and -8.72 over the past year, underperforming the The Philippine Stock Exchange PSEi Index by -2.54 over the past month and -1.55 over the past year.

NICKEL ASIA CORPORATION

NIKL. Nickel Asia Corporation is a producer of lateritic nickel ore. The Company is engaged in the business of mining of various kinds of ore, metals and minerals and in the business of generation, transmission, distribution and supply of electricity to cities and other localities and to the public in general. The Company’s segments include mining, power and services. The mining segment is engaged in the mining and exploration of nickel saprolite and limonite ore and limestone. The power segment is engaged in power generation. The services segment is engaged in the chartering out of landing craft transport (LCT), construction and rendering of services to Coral Bay Nickel Corporation (CBNC) and Taganito HPAL Nickel Corporation (THNC). The Company is engaged in investing in and holding of assets. The Company sells three types of limonite: mid-grade, high-iron and low-grade.

This company’s forward dividend yield is 2.43, which makes it the 4th ranked stock in this list.

Nickel Asia Corp. is 18.28 over the past month and 18.10 over the past year, outperforming the The Philippine Stock Exchange PSEi Index by 14.46 over the past month and 25.27 over the past year.

CONCRETE AGGREGATES CORPORATION

CA. Concrete Aggregates Corporation is a Philippines-based holding company. The Company primarily engaged in quarrying, crushing and selling basalt concrete aggregates. The Company is also engaged in real estate business and purchase, own, subdivide, sell, lease, rent, mortgage, take option or otherwise deal in real property, improved or unimproved, be it residential, commercial, or agricultural, insofar as may be permitted by law. It operates through quarrying business segment. Its quarry operations are concentrated in the Company’s properties located in Barangay San Isidro, San Roque, Angono, Rizal, which are covered by various transfer certificates of title, corresponding to an aggregate area of over 212 hectares. Its subsidiaries, CAC Insurance Agency Corp., is engaged in providing general insurance; and CAC Marketing and Services Corp. is engaged in marketing.

This company’s forward dividend yield is 2.41, which makes it the 5th ranked stock in this list.

Concrete Aggregates Corp. is 0.00 over the past month and 0.00 over the past year, underperforming the The Philippine Stock Exchange PSEi Index by -3.83 over the past month and 7.18 over the past year.