CSI Solar Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 2/6

CSI Solar is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 0.96% that is well covered by earnings.

Key information

1.0%

Dividend yield

Buyback Yield

Total Shareholder Yield	1.0%
Future Dividend Yield	1.5%
Dividend Growth	n/a
Next dividend pay date	n/a
Ex dividend date	n/a
Dividend per share	CN¥0.120
Payout ratio	22%

Recent dividend and buyback updates

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Recent updates

Stability and Growth of Payments

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Stable Dividend: Too early to tell whether 688472's dividend payments have been stable as they only just started paying a dividend.

Growing Dividend: Too early to tell if 688472's dividend payments are increasing as they only just started paying a dividend.

Dividend Yield vs Market

CSI Solar Dividend Yield vs Market

How does 688472 dividend yield compare to the market?
Segment	Dividend Yield
Company (688472)	1.0%
Market Bottom 25% (CN)	0.5%
Market Top 25% (CN)	2.1%
Industry Average (Semiconductor)	0.8%
Analyst forecast (688472) (up to 3 years)	1.5%

Notable Dividend: 688472's dividend (0.96%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the CN market (0.53%).

High Dividend: 688472's dividend (0.96%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the CN market (2.07%).

Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: With its low payout ratio (22.1%), 688472's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.

Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: 688472 is paying a dividend but the company has no free cash flows.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2024/12/22 10:17
End of Day Share Price	2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings	2024/09/30
Annual Earnings	2023/12/31

Data Sources

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Package	Data	Timeframe	Example US Source ^*
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

CSI Solar Co., Ltd. is covered by 11 analysts. 7 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
Xianfan Chen	China International Capital Corporation Limited
Yufei Miao	China International Capital Corporation Limited
Pengwei Hua	Citic Securities Co., Ltd.