Orica Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 3/6

Orica is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 2.8% that is well covered by earnings. Next payment date is on 23rd December, 2024 with an ex-dividend date of 22nd November, 2024.

Key information

2.8%

Dividend yield

-5.3%

Buyback Yield

Total Shareholder Yield	-2.5%
Future Dividend Yield	4.1%
Dividend Growth	-8.3%
Next dividend pay date	23 Dec 24
Ex dividend date	22 Nov 24
Dividend per share	AU$0.470
Payout ratio	42%

Recent dividend and buyback updates

Orica (ASX:ORI) Is Increasing Its Dividend To A$0.28

Nov 18

Orica (ASX:ORI) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of A$0.19

May 11

Recent updates

Improved Earnings Required Before Orica Limited (ASX:ORI) Shares Find Their Feet

Jul 31

Orica's (ASX:ORI) Returns Have Hit A Wall

Jun 27

We Think Orica (ASX:ORI) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt

May 29

Orica (ASX:ORI) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of A$0.19

May 11

What You Can Learn From Orica Limited's (ASX:ORI) P/E

Apr 28

Here's Why We Think Orica (ASX:ORI) Might Deserve Your Attention Today

Apr 10

Here's What To Make Of Orica's (ASX:ORI) Decelerating Rates Of Return

Feb 01

Orica Limited's (ASX:ORI) P/E Is On The Mark

Jan 17

Is Now The Time To Put Orica (ASX:ORI) On Your Watchlist?

Dec 30

Stability and Growth of Payments

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

Growing Dividend: ORI's dividend payments have fallen over the past 10 years.

Dividend Yield vs Market

Orica Dividend Yield vs Market

How does ORI dividend yield compare to the market?
Segment	Dividend Yield
Company (ORI)	2.8%
Market Bottom 25% (AU)	2.7%
Market Top 25% (AU)	6.2%
Industry Average (Chemicals)	2.4%
Analyst forecast (ORI) (up to 3 years)	4.1%

Notable Dividend: ORI's dividend (2.8%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the Australian market (2.67%).

High Dividend: ORI's dividend (2.8%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the Australian market (6.17%).

Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: With its reasonably low payout ratio (42.4%), ORI's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.

Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonable cash payout ratio (65.2%), ORI'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	2024/12/20 17:56
End of Day Share Price	2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings	2024/09/30
Annual Earnings	2024/09/30

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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

Orica Limited is covered by 31 analysts. 13 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
Dennis Hulme	APP Securities Pty Ltd.
Brook Campbell-Crawford	Barrenjoey Markets Pty Limited
Benjamin Brayshaw	Barrenjoey Markets Pty Limited

Orica Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 3/6

Key information

Recent dividend and buyback updates

Orica (ASX:ORI) Is Increasing Its Dividend To A$0.28

Orica (ASX:ORI) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of A$0.19

Upcoming dividend of AU$0.18 per share at 2.2% yield

Orica Limited Announces Distribution for the Six Months Ended March 31, 2023, Payable on July 3, 2023

Orica Limited Announces Distribution for the Period of Six Months Ended 31 March 2022, Payable on July 08, 2022

Upcoming dividend of AU$0.13 per share

Recent updates

Orica (ASX:ORI) Is Increasing Its Dividend To A$0.28

Final dividend increased to AU$0.28

Full year 2024 earnings released: EPS: AU$1.11 (vs AU$0.65 in FY 2023)

Now 20% undervalued after recent price drop

Are Investors Undervaluing Orica Limited (ASX:ORI) By 50%?

These 4 Measures Indicate That Orica (ASX:ORI) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Do Orica's (ASX:ORI) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

Improved Earnings Required Before Orica Limited (ASX:ORI) Shares Find Their Feet

Orica's (ASX:ORI) Returns Have Hit A Wall

We Think Orica (ASX:ORI) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt

Orica (ASX:ORI) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of A$0.19

Price target increased by 9.1% to AU$20.05

First half dividend increased to AU$0.19

First half 2024 earnings released: EPS: AU$0.73 (vs AU$0.27 in 1H 2023)

What You Can Learn From Orica Limited's (ASX:ORI) P/E

Here's Why We Think Orica (ASX:ORI) Might Deserve Your Attention Today

Orica Limited Announces Retirement of Gene Tilbrook from the Board of Directors

New minor risk - Shareholder dilution

Orica Limited has completed a Follow-on Equity Offering in the amount of AUD 400.000012 million.

Orica Limited (ASX:ORI) entered into a binding agreement to acquire Cyanco Corporation from Cerberus Capital Management, L.P for the enterprise value of approximately $640 million.

Consensus EPS estimates increase by 10%

Orica Limited has filed a Follow-on Equity Offering in the amount of AUD 400.000012 million.

Orica Limited (ASX:ORI) entered into a binding agreement to acquire Cyanco Corporation from Cerberus Capital Management, L.P for the enterprise value of approximately $640 million.

Here's What To Make Of Orica's (ASX:ORI) Decelerating Rates Of Return

Orica Limited's (ASX:ORI) P/E Is On The Mark

Orica Limited to Report First Half, 2024 Results on May 09, 2024

Is Now The Time To Put Orica (ASX:ORI) On Your Watchlist?

Orica Limited Provides Earnings Guidance for the Year 2024

Full year 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

CF Industries Files a Separate Lawsuit in the United States Against Orica

Upcoming dividend of AU$0.18 per share at 2.2% yield

Orica Limited Announces Distribution for the Six Months Ended March 31, 2023, Payable on July 3, 2023

First half 2023 earnings released

Orica Limited Announces Vanessa Guthrie AO as Independent, Non-Executive, Effective 1 February 2023

Orica Limited, Annual General Meeting, Feb 13, 2023

Orica Announces the Appointment of Mark Garrett as Independent, Non-Executive Director, to the Board

Orica Limited Announces Board Retirements

Consensus revenue estimates increase by 14%

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

Orica Limited Provides Earnings Guidance for the Fiscal Year 2023

Orica Announces Change of Chief Financial Officer Effective October 11, 2022

Orica Limited (ASX:ORI) entered into an agreement to acquire Axis Mining Technology for AUD 350 million.

Orica Limited Announces Distribution for the Period of Six Months Ended 31 March 2022, Payable on July 08, 2022

Upcoming dividend of AU$0.13 per share

Price target increased to AU$16.87

First half 2022 earnings released

Orica Limited Announces Distribution for the Period of Six Months Ended 31 March 2022, Payable on July 08, 2022

Orica Limited Appoints Gordon Naylor as Independent, Non-Executive Director, Effective 1 April 2022

Now 20% undervalued

AURELIUS Equity Opportunities SE & Co. KGaA (XTRA:AR4) agreed to acquire Minova business of Orica Limited (ASX:ORI) for AUD 180 million.

Independent Non-Executive Director recently bought AU$250k worth of stock

Full year 2021 earnings released

Independent Non-Executive Director recently bought AU$137k worth of stock

Investor sentiment improved over the past week

Stability and Growth of Payments

Dividend Yield vs Market

Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Cash Payout to Shareholders

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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