Pacific Smiles Group Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 3/6

Pacific Smiles Group is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 2.74%.

Key information

2.7%

Dividend yield

n/a

Buyback Yield

Total Shareholder Yield	n/a
Future Dividend Yield	4.5%
Dividend Growth	-5.3%
Next dividend pay date	n/a
Ex dividend date	n/a
Dividend per share	AU$0.0535
Payout ratio	106%

Recent dividend and buyback updates

Recent updates

Market Participants Recognise Pacific Smiles Group Limited's (ASX:PSQ) Revenues Pushing Shares 58% Higher

Dec 27

Some Investors May Be Worried About Pacific Smiles Group's (ASX:PSQ) Returns On Capital

Dec 19

Should You Investigate Pacific Smiles Group Limited (ASX:PSQ) At AU$2.56?

Mar 17

Investors Who Bought Pacific Smiles Group (ASX:PSQ) Shares Three Years Ago Are Now Up 65%

Mar 02

With EPS Growth And More, Pacific Smiles Group (ASX:PSQ) Is Interesting

Feb 18

Here's Why We Think Pacific Smiles Group's (ASX:PSQ) Statutory Earnings Might Be Conservative

Feb 08

Here's What Pacific Smiles Group Limited's (ASX:PSQ) Shareholder Ownership Structure Looks Like

Jan 27

Pacific Smiles Group Limited (ASX:PSQ) Stock Is Going Strong But Fundamentals Look Uncertain: What Lies Ahead ?

Jan 15

Here's What To Make Of Pacific Smiles Group's (ASX:PSQ) Returns On Capital

Jan 03

Read This Before Selling Pacific Smiles Group Limited (ASX:PSQ) Shares

Dec 22

Stability and Growth of Payments

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Stable Dividend: PSQ's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.

Growing Dividend: PSQ's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.

Dividend Yield vs Market

Pacific Smiles Group Dividend Yield vs Market

How does PSQ dividend yield compare to the market?
Segment	Dividend Yield
Company (PSQ)	2.7%
Market Bottom 25% (AU)	2.7%
Market Top 25% (AU)	6.1%
Industry Average (Healthcare)	2.8%
Analyst forecast (PSQ) (up to 3 years)	4.5%

Notable Dividend: PSQ's dividend (2.74%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the Australian market (2.65%).

High Dividend: PSQ's dividend (2.74%) 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 (106.2%), PSQ's dividend payments are not well covered by earnings.

Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonably low cash payout ratio (29.5%), PSQ's dividend payments are well covered by cash flows.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2024/12/30 06:13
End of Day Share Price	2024/12/30 00:00
Earnings	2024/06/30
Annual Earnings	2024/06/30

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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

Pacific Smiles Group Limited is covered by 7 analysts. 3 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
Tanushree Jain	Bell Potter
Nicholas Caley	EL&C Baillieu
Russell Wright	Maqro Capital

Pacific Smiles Group Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 3/6

Key information

Recent dividend and buyback updates

Pacific Smiles Group Limited Proposes Fully Franked Final Dividend for the Year Ended 30 June 2024, Payable on 10 October 2024

Upcoming dividend of AU$0.07 per share

Upcoming dividend of AU$0.07 per share

Upcoming dividend of AU$0.023 per share at 1.9% yield

Pacific Smiles Group Limited Announces Dividend for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2023, Payable on September 10, 2023

Pacific Smiles Omits to Declare Final Dividend

Recent updates

Pacific Smiles Group Limited Announces Change of Company Secretary

Non-Executive Director recently sold AU$75k worth of stock

Pacific Smiles Group Limited Announces Board Resignations

Price target increased by 16% to AU$1.90

Less than half of directors are independent

Pacific Smiles Group Limited, Annual General Meeting, Nov 20, 2024

Pacific Smiles Group Limited Appoints Gary Carroll as Director

Pacific Smiles Group Limited Announces Chief Financial Officer Changes

Pacific Smiles Group Limited Announces the Resignation of Andrew Vidler as Chief Executive Officer

Pacific Smiles Group Limited Announces Resignation of Matthew Cordingley as Chief Financial Officer

Pacific Smiles Group Limited Proposes Fully Franked Final Dividend for the Year Ended 30 June 2024, Payable on 10 October 2024

NDC Holdco Pty Ltd cancelled the acquisition of Pacific Smiles Group Limited (ASX:PSQ) from Genesis Capital Manager I Pty Ltd, HBF Health Limited, MA Financial Group Limited (ASX:MAF), Alison Hughes and others.

Pacific Smiles Group Limited Announces Resignation of Mark Bloom as Non-Executive Director

Upcoming dividend of AU$0.07 per share

Pacific Smiles Group Limited to Report Fiscal Year 2024 Results on Aug 28, 2024

Upcoming dividend of AU$0.07 per share

NDC Holdco Pty Ltd agreed to acquire Pacific Smiles Group Limited (ASX:PSQ) from Genesis Capital Manager I Pty Ltd and other for AUD300 million.

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 15%

No independent directors

Pacific Smiles Group Limited to Report First Half, 2024 Results on Feb 27, 2024

Market Participants Recognise Pacific Smiles Group Limited's (ASX:PSQ) Revenues Pushing Shares 58% Higher

Pacific Smiles Group Limited Appoints Andrew Vidler as Managing Director, Effective January 15, 2024

Some Investors May Be Worried About Pacific Smiles Group's (ASX:PSQ) Returns On Capital

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 18%

Non-Executive Director recently bought AU$92k worth of stock

Price target decreased by 23% to AU$1.30

Pacific Smiles Group Limited Appoints Giselle Collins as Director

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 19%

Pacific Smiles Group Limited, Annual General Meeting, Nov 22, 2023

Pacific Smiles Group Announces Simon Rutherford Not Stands for Re-Election as Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit & Risk Management Committee

Upcoming dividend of AU$0.023 per share at 1.9% yield

Full year 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

Pacific Smiles Group Limited Announces Dividend for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2023, Payable on September 10, 2023

Pacific Smiles Group Limited Announces Chief Executive Officer Changes

Pacific Smiles Group Limited to Report Fiscal Year 2023 Results on Aug 24, 2023

Pacific Smiles Group Limited Announces Board Changes

Now 20% undervalued after recent price drop

Pacific Smiles Group Limited Announces Board Changes

Now 24% undervalued after recent price drop

Now 24% undervalued after recent price drop

Price target decreased by 14% to AU$1.57

First half 2023 earnings released: EPS: AU$0.001 (vs AU$0.014 loss in 1H 2022)

Pacific Smiles Group Limited to Report First Half, 2023 Results on Feb 22, 2023

Now 20% undervalued after recent price drop

Now 22% undervalued after recent price drop

Now 25% undervalued

Less than half of directors are independent

Pacific Smiles Group Limited, Annual General Meeting, Nov 22, 2022

Price target decreased to AU$1.99

Full year 2022 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

Pacific Smiles Omits to Declare Final Dividend

Price target decreased to AU$2.15

Pacific Smiles Group Limited to Report Fiscal Year 2022 Results on Aug 17, 2022

Price target decreased to AU$2.67

Consensus EPS estimates have been downgraded.

Less than half of directors are independent

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 70%

Pacific Smiles Group Limited Announces No Interim Dividend for the First Half of 2022

First half 2022 earnings: EPS in line with expectations, revenues disappoint

Now 22% undervalued after recent price drop

Pacific Smiles Group Limited Announces Appointment of Andrew Knott as Non-Executive Director

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 31%

Now 22% undervalued after recent price drop

HBF Health Limited acquired 10% stake Pacific Smiles Group Limited (ASX:PSQ) from TDM Growth Partners for approximately AUD 41.9 million.

Non-Executive Director Benjamin Gisz has left the company

Full year 2021 earnings released: EPS AU$0.083 (vs AU$0.042 in FY 2020)

Pacific Smiles Group Limited Provides Earning Guidance for the Fiscal Year 2021

Non-Executive Director recently bought AU$101k worth of stock

Chief Financial Officer has left the company