Botswana Telecommunications Dividend
Dividend criteria checks 2/6
Botswana Telecommunications is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 5% that is well covered by earnings.
Key information
5.0%
Dividend yield
65%
Payout ratio
| Industry average yield | 6.0% |
| Next dividend pay date | n/a |
| Ex dividend date | n/a |
| Dividend per share | n/a |
| Earnings per share | P0.15 |
| Dividend yield forecast in 3Y | n/a |
Recent dividend updates
Recent updates
Stability and Growth of Payments
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Stable Dividend: BTCL has been paying a dividend for less than 10 years and during this time payments have been volatile.
Growing Dividend: BTCL has only been paying a dividend for 8 years, and since then payments have fallen.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| Botswana Telecommunications Dividend Yield vs Market |
|---|
| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (BTCL) | 5.0% |
| Market Bottom 25% (BW) | 5.0% |
| Market Top 25% (BW) | 8.4% |
| Industry Average (Telecom) | 6.0% |
| Analyst forecast in 3 Years (BTCL) | n/a |
Notable Dividend: BTCL's dividend (5%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the BW market (5%).
High Dividend: BTCL's dividend (5%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the BW market (8.42%).
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its reasonable payout ratio (65%), BTCL's dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its high cash payout ratio (97.5%), BTCL's dividend payments are not well covered by cash flows.