Founded in 1898, Whirlpool (WHR) is the world's largest appliance manufacturer with over $20 billion in annual sales. The company makes and sells laundry appliances, refrigerators and freezers, cooking appliances, dishwashers, mixers, and other small domestic appliances. These products are sold under its Whirlpool, KitchenAid, Maytag, Consul, Brastemp, Amana, Bauknecht, Jenn-Air, Indesit, and Hotpoint brands.

Vodafone's (VOD) dividend has scored at the absolute bottom rung (41) of our "Borderline Safe" Dividend Safety Score category throughout all of 2018. Companies on this part of our scale often find themselves in a murky area, and Vodafone is no exception. In fact, a number of analysts have been speculating about a potential dividend [...]