Petmed Express Inc (PETS), Diebold Incorporated (DBD): High Dividend Yields Aren’t Just for Large Caps

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Investors who prefer to receive income from their stocks likely know of most of the market’s biggest dividend payers. When you think of dividend stocks, the usual suspects probably come to mind: namely, one of the many blue-chips with market capitalizations in the hundreds of billions. What you might not know is that many of the market’s smaller publicly traded companies pay dividends too. Sometimes, savvy dividend investors can find bigger yields than they’re accustomed to simply by turning over a few extra rocks.

Petmed Express Inc (NASDAQ:PETS)

One pick for pet lovers

Petmed Express Inc (NASDAQ:PETS) carries a market value of $262 million. The company sells prescription and non-prescription pet medications, health products, and supplies for dogs and cats in the United States. Dividend and value investors alike will find a lot to like about Petmed Express Inc (NASDAQ:PETS). The stock trades for a reasonable trailing price-to-earnings ratio of 17 times and offers a hefty yield greater than 4.5% at recent prices.

Petmed Express Inc (NASDAQ:PETS) raised its dividend a whopping 20% in February 2012. Investors would be wise to monitor the company’s operating performance going forward, as fiscal 2012 was a difficult year. Sales over the first nine months of the fiscal year dropped 3% year over year. To the company’s credit, Petmed Express Inc (NASDAQ:PETS) has an effective management team, with returns on assets and equity both in excess of 20%.

Your own personal dividend ATM

Diebold Incorporated (NYSE:DBD) provides self-service machines to the financial, commercial, and retail markets worldwide. Its products mainly include automated teller machines and check-cashing machines. Diebold Incorporated (NYSE:DBD) has an enviable dividend track record that many companies would love to boast. Earlier this year, Diebold Incorporated (NYSE:DBD) raised its quarterly dividend for the 60th consecutive year. This represents the longest current streak of any publicly traded company in North America.

In fiscal 2012, the company achieved revenue growth of 5.5% year over year. Furthermore, the company’s balance sheet has spots of strength. Diebold Incorporated (NYSE:DBD) has a current ratio of more than 2 times, meaning the company has two times as much short-term assets as short-term liabilities. This allowed Diebold Incorporated (NYSE:DBD) to maintain its impressive dividend streak, and the stock now yields 3.6%.

A package filled with dividends

Small-cap packaging company Greif, Inc. (NYSE:GEF) makes everything from steel drums to water bottles and holds a market value just north of $2.5 billion.

Greif, Inc. (NYSE:GEF) is a global leader in industrial packaging products and services, with a presence in more than 50 countries.

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