Imperial Brands Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 5/6
Imperial Brands is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 5.98% that is well covered by earnings. Next payment date is on 8th January, 2025 with an ex-dividend date of 29th November, 2024.
Key information
6.0%
Dividend yield
4.8%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 10.8% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 6.9% |
| Dividend Growth | 4.7% |
| Next dividend pay date | 08 Jan 25 |
| Ex dividend date | 29 Nov 24 |
| Dividend per share | €1.833 |
| Payout ratio | 51% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
Stability and Growth of Payments
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Stable Dividend: ITBA's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: ITBA's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| Imperial Brands Dividend Yield vs Market |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
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| Company (ITBA) | 6.0% |
| Market Bottom 25% (DE) | 1.7% |
| Market Top 25% (DE) | 4.8% |
| Industry Average (Tobacco) | 7.6% |
| Analyst forecast (ITBA) (up to 3 years) | 6.9% |
Notable Dividend: ITBA's dividend (5.98%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the German market (1.72%).
High Dividend: ITBA's dividend (5.98%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the German market (4.91%)
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its reasonable payout ratio (51%), ITBA's dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonably low cash payout ratio (43.3%), ITBA's dividend payments are well covered by cash flows.
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2024/12/23 20:18 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/23 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Imperial Brands PLC is covered by 38 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 |
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| Anna Zyniewicz | AlphaValue |
| Simon Hales | Barclays |
| David Hayes | Barclays |