Diploma Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 3/6
Diploma is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 1.33% that is well covered by earnings. Next payment date is on 31st January, 2025 with an ex-dividend date of 16th January, 2025.
Key information
1.3%
Dividend yield
0.04%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 1.4% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 1.5% |
| Dividend Growth | -5.8% |
| Next dividend pay date | 31 Jan 25 |
| Ex dividend date | 16 Jan 25 |
| Dividend per share | UK£0.593 |
| Payout ratio | 61% |
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Stability and Growth of Payments
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Stable Dividend: DPLML's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: DPLML's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| Diploma Dividend Yield vs Market |
|---|
| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (DPLML) | 1.3% |
| Market Bottom 25% (GB) | 2.2% |
| Market Top 25% (GB) | 6.0% |
| Industry Average (Trade Distributors) | 1.9% |
| Analyst forecast (DPLML) (up to 3 years) | 1.5% |
Notable Dividend: DPLML's dividend (1.33%) isn’t notable compared to the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (2.15%).
High Dividend: DPLML's dividend (1.33%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (5.98%).
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its reasonable payout ratio (61.5%), DPLML's dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonably low cash payout ratio (44.5%), DPLML's dividend payments are well covered by cash flows.