Softchoice Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 3/6
Softchoice is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 2.2% that is well covered by earnings. Next payment date is on 10th January, 2025 with an ex-dividend date of 31st December, 2024.
Key information
2.2%
Dividend yield
0.004%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 2.2% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 3.1% |
| Dividend Growth | 27.3% |
| Next dividend pay date | 10 Jan 25 |
| Ex dividend date | 31 Dec 24 |
| Dividend per share | CA$0.520 |
| Payout ratio | 58% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
Softchoice's (TSE:SFTC) Conservative Accounting Might Explain Soft Earnings
Nov 15
Some Confidence Is Lacking In Softchoice Corporation's (TSE:SFTC) P/E
Oct 17Here's Why We Think Softchoice (TSE:SFTC) Might Deserve Your Attention Today
Sep 09Softchoice's (TSE:SFTC) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's
Mar 20Why Softchoice's (TSE:SFTC) Earnings Are Better Than They Seem
Mar 12Softchoice Corporation's (TSE:SFTC) Business Is Yet to Catch Up With Its Share Price
Mar 06Does Softchoice (TSE:SFTC) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?
Feb 08Softchoice (TSE:SFTC) Could Become A Multi-Bagger
Jan 11We Ran A Stock Scan For Earnings Growth And Softchoice (TSE:SFTC) Passed With Ease
Nov 03The Softchoice Corporation (TSE:SFTC) Analysts Have Been Trimming Their Sales Forecasts
Aug 15Earnings Tell The Story For Softchoice Corporation (TSE:SFTC) As Its Stock Soars 32%
Apr 17Statutory Profit Doesn't Reflect How Good Softchoice's (TSE:SFTC) Earnings Are
Mar 16Returns Are Gaining Momentum At Softchoice (TSE:SFTC)
Dec 07Results: Softchoice Corporation Exceeded Expectations And The Consensus Has Updated Its Estimates
Aug 16These Return Metrics Don't Make Softchoice (TSE:SFTC) Look Too Strong
Jun 17Is Softchoice Corporation (TSE:SFTC) Trading At A 44% Discount?
Sep 28Upcoming Dividend Payment
Stability and Growth of Payments
Fetching dividends data
Stable Dividend: SFTC has been paying a dividend for less than 10 years and during this time payments have been volatile.
Growing Dividend: SFTC's dividend payments have increased, but the company has only paid a dividend for 3 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| Softchoice Dividend Yield vs Market |
|---|
| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (SFTC) | 2.2% |
| Market Bottom 25% (CA) | 1.8% |
| Market Top 25% (CA) | 6.2% |
| Industry Average (Electronic) | 2.3% |
| Analyst forecast (SFTC) (up to 3 years) | 3.1% |
Notable Dividend: SFTC's dividend (2.2%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the Canadian market (1.76%).
High Dividend: SFTC's dividend (2.2%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the Canadian market (6.16%).
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its reasonable payout ratio (57.9%), SFTC's dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its low cash payout ratio (24.5%), SFTC's dividend payments are well covered by cash flows.