Mears Group Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 4/6
Mears Group is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 3.91% that is well covered by earnings.
Key information
3.9%
Dividend yield
17.5%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 21.4% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 4.5% |
| Dividend Growth | 4.4% |
| Next dividend pay date | n/a |
| Ex dividend date | n/a |
| Dividend per share | UK£0.141 |
| Payout ratio | 33% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
Shareholders Will Be Pleased With The Quality of Mears Group's (LON:MER) Earnings
May 03
Mears Group plc Beat Analyst Estimates: See What The Consensus Is Forecasting For This Year
Apr 14Mears Group (LON:MER) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.037
Sep 22Mears Group (LON:MER) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To £0.037
Sep 08Mears Group's (LON:MER) Dividend Will Be Increased To £0.037
Aug 25Mears Group's (LON:MER) Dividend Will Be Increased To £0.037
Aug 06Mears Group plc Beat Analyst Estimates: See What The Consensus Is Forecasting For This Year
May 02Mears Group (LON:MER) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To £0.0325
Aug 21Mears Group (LON:MER) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.0325
Aug 07Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine Mears Group plc (LON:MER)?
Aug 17Here's Why Shareholders Should Examine Mears Group plc's (LON:MER) CEO Compensation Package More Closely
Jun 24Is Mears Group plc (LON:MER) Worth UK£1.8 Based On Its Intrinsic Value?
Mar 05What Type Of Returns Would Mears Group's(LON:MER) Shareholders Have Earned If They Purchased Their SharesFive Years Ago?
Jan 29Here's Why We Think Mears Group's (LON:MER) Statutory Earnings Might Be Conservative
Dec 25
Is Mears Group (LON:MER) Using Too Much Debt?
Dec 04Stability and Growth of Payments
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Stable Dividend: MER's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: MER's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| Mears Group Dividend Yield vs Market |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (MER) | 3.9% |
| Market Bottom 25% (GB) | 2.2% |
| Market Top 25% (GB) | 5.8% |
| Industry Average (Commercial Services) | 2.4% |
| Analyst forecast (MER) (up to 3 years) | 4.5% |
Notable Dividend: MER's dividend (3.91%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (2.14%).
High Dividend: MER's dividend (3.91%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (5.75%).
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its reasonably low payout ratio (33.4%), MER's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its low cash payout ratio (10.7%), MER's dividend payments are thoroughly 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 | 2024/12/19 04:47 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/19 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
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
Mears Group plc is covered by 17 analysts. 4 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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| null null | Arden Partners Plc. |
| Arabella Burwell | Canaccord Genuity |
| Kevin Cammack | Cavendish Historical (Cenkos Securities) |