MA Financial Group Dividends and Buybacks

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MA Financial Group is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 3.38%.

Key information

3.4%

Dividend yield

0.3%

Buyback Yield

Total Shareholder Yield	3.7%
Future Dividend Yield	4.6%
Dividend Growth	14.0%
Next dividend pay date	n/a
Ex dividend date	n/a
Dividend per share	AU$0.200
Payout ratio	130%

Recent dividend and buyback updates

Recent updates

Getting In Cheap On MA Financial Group Limited (ASX:MAF) Might Be Difficult

Oct 09

MA Financial Group (ASX:MAF) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of A$0.14

Feb 24

Getting In Cheap On MA Financial Group Limited (ASX:MAF) Might Be Difficult

Feb 22

Revenue Downgrade: Here's What Analysts Forecast For MA Financial Group Limited (ASX:MAF)

Aug 29

MA Financial Group (ASX:MAF) Has Announced A Dividend Of A$0.06

Aug 28

MA Financial Group's (ASX:MAF) Dividend Will Be Increased To A$0.06

Aug 28

Is Now The Time To Put MA Financial Group (ASX:MAF) On Your Watchlist?

Jun 10

MA Financial Group (ASX:MAF) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To AU$0.12

Feb 20

Here's Why I Think MA Financial Group (ASX:MAF) Might Deserve Your Attention Today

Feb 19

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Apr 18

This Insider Has Just Sold Shares In Moelis Australia Limited (ASX:MOE)

Mar 05

Moelis Australia Limited (ASX:MOE) Looks Like A Good Stock, And It's Going Ex-Dividend Soon

Feb 20

What Kind Of Shareholders Hold The Majority In Moelis Australia Limited's (ASX:MOE) Shares?

Feb 08

Moelis Australia Limited (ASX:MOE) Is Yielding 2.2% - But Is It A Buy?

Jan 18

How Much Are Moelis Australia Limited (ASX:MOE) Insiders Spending On Buying Shares?

Dec 22

How Much Did Moelis Australia's(ASX:MOE) Shareholders Earn From Share Price Movements Over The Last Three Years?

Nov 29

Stability and Growth of Payments

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Stable Dividend: Whilst dividend payments have been stable, MAF has been paying a dividend for less than 10 years.

Growing Dividend: MAF's dividend payments have increased, but the company has only paid a dividend for 7 years.

Dividend Yield vs Market

MA Financial Group Dividend Yield vs Market

How does MAF dividend yield compare to the market?
Segment	Dividend Yield
Company (MAF)	3.4%
Market Bottom 25% (AU)	2.7%
Market Top 25% (AU)	6.1%
Industry Average (Capital Markets)	3.1%
Analyst forecast (MAF) (up to 3 years)	4.6%

Notable Dividend: MAF's dividend (3.38%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the Australian market (2.67%).

High Dividend: MAF's dividend (3.38%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the Australian market (6.11%).

Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: With its high payout ratio (129.6%), MAF's dividend payments are not well covered by earnings.

Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: At its current cash payout ratio (85.9%), MAF's dividend payments are covered by cash flows.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2024/12/27 02:17
End of Day Share Price	2024/12/27 00:00
Earnings	2024/06/30
Annual Earnings	2023/12/31

Data Sources

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Company Financials	10 years	Income statement Cash flow statement Balance sheet	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form 10-Q
Analyst Consensus Estimates	+3 years	Forecast financials Analyst price targets	Analyst Research Reports Blue Matrix
Market Prices	30 years	Stock prices Dividends, Splits and Actions	ICE Market Data SEC Form S-1
Ownership	10 years	Top shareholders Insider trading	SEC Form 4 SEC Form 13D
Management	10 years	Leadership team Board of directors	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form DEF 14A
Key Developments	10 years	Company announcements	SEC Form 8-K

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Analyst Sources

MA Financial Group Limited is covered by 6 analysts. 5 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

Analyst	Institution
Russell Wright	Barclay Pearce Capital Pty Limited
Richard Coles	Morgans Financial Limited
Lafitani Sotiriou	MST Financial Services Pty Limited

MA Financial Group Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 2/6

Key information

Recent dividend and buyback updates

MA Financial Group Limited Announces Fully Franked Interim Dividend for the Six Months Ended 30 June 2024, Payable on 18 September 2024

MA Financial Group (ASX:MAF) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of A$0.14

MA Financial Group (ASX:MAF) Has Announced A Dividend Of A$0.06

Ma Financial Group Limited Announces Dividend for Period of Six Months Ended June 30, 2023, Payment Date Is September 20, 2023

MA Financial Group Limited (ASX:MAF) announces an Equity Buyback for AUD 25 million worth of its shares.

MA Financial Group's (ASX:MAF) Dividend Will Be Increased To A$0.06

Recent updates

Ma Asset Management Announces the Launch of Interval Fund Ma Specialty Credit Income Fund

Price target increased by 11% to AU$7.36

Getting In Cheap On MA Financial Group Limited (ASX:MAF) Might Be Difficult

Key Executive recently sold AU$12m worth of stock

First half dividend of AU$0.06 announced

MA Financial Group Limited Announces Fully Franked Interim Dividend for the Six Months Ended 30 June 2024, Payable on 18 September 2024

First half 2024 earnings released: EPS: AU$0.084 (vs AU$0.11 in 1H 2023)

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 17%

MA Financial Group Limited to Report First Half, 2024 Results on Aug 22, 2024

Now 21% overvalued

Key Executive recently sold AU$903k worth of stock

Now 20% overvalued

MA Financial Group Limited, Annual General Meeting, May 29, 2024

Now 23% overvalued

MA Financial Group (ASX:MAF) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of A$0.14

Final dividend of AU$0.14 announced

Getting In Cheap On MA Financial Group Limited (ASX:MAF) Might Be Difficult

Full year 2023 earnings released: EPS: AU$0.18 (vs AU$0.28 in FY 2022)

New minor risk - Shareholder dilution

MA Financial Group Limited to Report Fiscal Year 2023 Results on Feb 22, 2024

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 16%

Key Executive recently sold AU$299k worth of stock

Pacific Equity Partners made an offer to acquire Healthia Limited from MA Financial Group Limited (ASX:MAF), Wilson Asset Management (International) Pty Ltd. and Regal Partners Limited (ASX:RPL) for an offer per share of AUD 1.8.

Consensus revenue estimates fall by 12%

Revenue Downgrade: Here's What Analysts Forecast For MA Financial Group Limited (ASX:MAF)

MA Financial Group (ASX:MAF) Has Announced A Dividend Of A$0.06

First half 2023 earnings released: EPS: AU$0.11 (vs AU$0.13 in 1H 2022)

Ma Financial Group Limited Announces Dividend for Period of Six Months Ended June 30, 2023, Payment Date Is September 20, 2023

MA Financial Group Limited to Report First Half, 2023 Results on Aug 24, 2023

Key Executive recently sold AU$1.4m worth of stock

Independent Non-Executive Chairman recently sold AU$2.5m worth of stock

Independent Non-Executive Director recently bought AU$88k worth of stock

Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 16%

Key Executive recently sold AU$5.5m worth of stock

Full year 2022 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

MA Financial Group Limited Announces CFO Changes

MA Financial Group Limited to Report Fiscal Year 2022 Results on Feb 23, 2023

MA Financial Group Limited Appoints Nikki Warburton as an Independent Non-Executive Director

Price target decreased to AU$6.43

Less than half of directors are independent

Ma Financial Group Limited Announces Resignation of Graham Lello as Chief Financial Officer, Effective March 31, 2023

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MA Financial Group Limited (ASX:MAF) announces an Equity Buyback for AUD 25 million worth of its shares.

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Key Executive recently sold AU$709k worth of stock

MA Financial Group's (ASX:MAF) Dividend Will Be Increased To A$0.06

First half 2022 earnings released: EPS: AU$0.13 (vs AU$0.10 in 1H 2021)

Dividend/Distribution - Mafma Financial Group Limited Announces Dividend for Period of Six Months Ended June 30, 2022, Payment Date Is September 21, 2022

MA Financial Group Limited to Report First Half, 2022 Results on Aug 25, 2022

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Is Now The Time To Put MA Financial Group (ASX:MAF) On Your Watchlist?

Independent Non-Executive Director recently bought AU$106k worth of stock

Price target increased to AU$12.50

Less than half of directors are independent

Co-Founder recently sold AU$2.3m worth of stock

MA Financial Group (ASX:MAF) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To AU$0.12

Here's Why I Think MA Financial Group (ASX:MAF) Might Deserve Your Attention Today

Full year 2021 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations

MA Financial Group Limited Declares Final Dividend for the Year Ended 31 December 2021, Payable on 11 March 2022

MA Financial Group Limited to Report Fiscal Year 2021 Results on Feb 17, 2022

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

MA Financial Group Limited (ASX:MAF) agreed to acquire Finsure Holding Pty Ltd from BNK Banking Corporation Limited (ASX:BBC) for AUD 150 million.

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Independent Non-Executive Director recently bought AU$69k worth of stock

First half 2021 earnings released: EPS AU$0.10 (vs AU$0.062 in 1H 2020)

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

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Investor sentiment improved over the past week