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A company that is known nationally for its products and services, and
is financially stable in good and bad economic times is considered a
Blue Chip Company.
Companies such as IBM (NYSE: IBM), Home Depot (NYSE: HD), Merck (NYSE:
MRK), and General Electric (NYSE: GE) are blue chip companies.
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?Blue-chip companies are generally considered to be the biggest and
the best companies. Blue chips will generally have very long records
of improving earnings and strong businesses.
Examples:
?They are usually the household names that we all know well, for
example: Glaxo Wellcome (LSE: GLXO), BP Amoco (LSE: BPA), British
Telecom (LSE: BT.A), SmithKline Beecham (LSE:SB.), Lloyds Bank (LSE:
LLOY), Unilever (LSE: ULVR), HSBC (LSE: HSBA).?
?In the US there are many more companies with an international
presence that can truly be called blue chip, for example Coca-Cola,
IBM and Gillette.?
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The Forbes Financial Glossary defines a blue chip company as follows:
Blue-Chip Company
?Used in the context of general equities. Large and creditworthy
company. Company renowned for the quality and wide acceptance of its
products or services, and for its ability to make money and pay
dividends. Gilt-edged security. ?
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Here are additional definitions of a blue chip company.
?Blue Chip refers to companies that have become well established and
reliable over time, demonstrating sound management and quality
products and services. Such companies have shown an ability to
function throughout both good and bad economic times, usually paying
dividends to investors even during lean years.?
?A company known nationally for the quality and wide acceptance of its
products or services, and for its ability to make money and pay
dividends.?
?A term used to refer to shares in leading companies that have a
reputation for excellent quality and sound financial management. Good
examples in the Australian market are National Australia Bank, Telstra
and the Commonwealth Bank.?
?Term used to describe an established company that has a long record
of stable growth or credit worthiness.?
?Financially strong, established company.?
?A company that is known nationally for its products and services, and
is financially stable in good and bad economic times.?
?Generally refers to a company that has sound financial and managerial
principles with a good dividend return and good growth potential.?
?A company known nationally for the quality of its products or
services, its reliability, and its ability to operate profitably in
good and bad economic times.?
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Where'd the Term 'Blue Chip' Come From?
?In 1904, the term blue chip first came into use to connote something
that was valuable. More than two decades later commentators first
began attaching this term to the largest, most reliable companies that
one could invest in.?
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?The term Blue Chip comes from the casino - Blue Chip being the
Highest value Chip available. Blue Chip in a company sense used to
mean a high turnover company like IBM or Microsoft. The term has
watered down somewhat over recent years to mean a large corporation.?
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?Blue chips have traditionally been defined as large, well-established
industry leaders with long histories of dividend payments. In recent
years, that definition has taken on a broader meaning as technology
and other Information Age companies, which pay little or no dividend,
mature.?
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