Yellow Pages Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 4/6

Yellow Pages is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 8.82% that is well covered by earnings.

Key information

8.8%

Dividend yield

30.9%

Buyback Yield

Total Shareholder Yield39.7%
Future Dividend Yieldn/a
Dividend Growth21.4%
Next dividend pay daten/a
Ex dividend daten/a
Dividend per shareCA$1.000
Payout ratio42%

Recent dividend and buyback updates

Yellow Pages' (TSE:Y) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Feb 17
Yellow Pages' (TSE:Y) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Recent updates

These Return Metrics Don't Make Yellow Pages (TSE:Y) Look Too Strong

Jan 03
These Return Metrics Don't Make Yellow Pages (TSE:Y) Look Too Strong

Yellow Pages' (TSE:Y) Anemic Earnings Might Be Worse Than You Think

Feb 21
Yellow Pages' (TSE:Y) Anemic Earnings Might Be Worse Than You Think

Yellow Pages' (TSE:Y) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Feb 17
Yellow Pages' (TSE:Y) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Yellow Pages (TSE:Y) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To CA$0.20

May 15
Yellow Pages (TSE:Y) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To CA$0.20

Yellow Pages' (TSE:Y) Dividend Will Be CA$0.15

Nov 13
Yellow Pages' (TSE:Y) Dividend Will Be CA$0.15

Yellow Pages' (TSE:Y) Dividend Will Be Increased To CA$0.15

Jun 06
Yellow Pages' (TSE:Y) Dividend Will Be Increased To CA$0.15

We Think Yellow Pages (TSE:Y) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt

May 20
We Think Yellow Pages (TSE:Y) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt

An Intrinsic Calculation For Yellow Pages Limited (TSE:Y) Suggests It's 34% Undervalued

Apr 06
An Intrinsic Calculation For Yellow Pages Limited (TSE:Y) Suggests It's 34% Undervalued

Key Things To Watch Out For If You Are After Yellow Pages Limited's (TSE:Y) 3.6% Dividend

Mar 24
Key Things To Watch Out For If You Are After Yellow Pages Limited's (TSE:Y) 3.6% Dividend

When Should You Buy Yellow Pages Limited (TSE:Y)?

Mar 09
When Should You Buy Yellow Pages Limited (TSE:Y)?

Yellow Pages Limited (TSE:Y) Goes Ex-Dividend Soon

Feb 22
Yellow Pages Limited (TSE:Y) Goes Ex-Dividend Soon

The 32% Return On Capital At Yellow Pages (TSE:Y) Got Our Attention

Feb 18
The 32% Return On Capital At Yellow Pages (TSE:Y) Got Our Attention

Could The Yellow Pages Limited (TSE:Y) Ownership Structure Tell Us Something Useful?

Feb 03
Could The Yellow Pages Limited (TSE:Y) Ownership Structure Tell Us Something Useful?

Can You Imagine How Yellow Pages' (TSE:Y) Shareholders Feel About The 61% Share Price Increase?

Jan 20
Can You Imagine How Yellow Pages' (TSE:Y) Shareholders Feel About The 61% Share Price Increase?

Why Yellow Pages' (TSE:Y) CEO Pay Matters

Dec 22
Why Yellow Pages' (TSE:Y) CEO Pay Matters

Is Yellow Pages Limited (TSE:Y) A Great Dividend Stock?

Dec 10
Is Yellow Pages Limited (TSE:Y) A Great Dividend Stock?

Yellow Pages Limited (TSE:Y) Goes Ex-Dividend Soon

Nov 20
Yellow Pages Limited (TSE:Y) Goes Ex-Dividend Soon

Stability and Growth of Payments

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

Growing Dividend: Y's dividend payments have increased, but the company has only paid a dividend for 5 years.


Dividend Yield vs Market

Yellow Pages Dividend Yield vs Market
How does Y dividend yield compare to the market?
SegmentDividend Yield
Company (Y)8.8%
Market Bottom 25% (CA)1.7%
Market Top 25% (CA)6.5%
Industry Average (Interactive Media and Services)0.4%
Analyst forecast (Y) (up to 3 years)n/a

Notable Dividend: Y's dividend (8.82%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the Canadian market (1.7%).

High Dividend: Y's dividend (8.82%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the Canadian market (6.5%)


Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: With its reasonably low payout ratio (41.9%), Y's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.


Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonably low cash payout ratio (39.9%), Y's dividend payments are well covered by cash flows.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/31 13:06
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/31 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Yellow Pages Limited is covered by 13 analysts. 1 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Vahan AjamianBeacon Securities Limited
Tim CaseyBMO Capital Markets Equity Research
Christopher LiBofA Global Research