Ricardo Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 2/6

Ricardo is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 2.95%.

Key information

3.0%

Dividend yield

0.3%

Buyback Yield

Total Shareholder Yield	3.2%
Future Dividend Yield	4.0%
Dividend Growth	1.1%
Next dividend pay date	n/a
Ex dividend date	n/a
Dividend per share	UK£0.127
Payout ratio	1,128%

Recent dividend and buyback updates

Ricardo's (LON:RCDO) Dividend Will Be Increased To £0.0861

Oct 15

Ricardo (LON:RCDO) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To £0.0861

Sep 30

Recent updates

Here's Why Shareholders May Want To Be Cautious With Increasing Ricardo plc's (LON:RCDO) CEO Pay Packet

Nov 08

With Ricardo plc (LON:RCDO) It Looks Like You'll Get What You Pay For

Jan 18

Ricardo's (LON:RCDO) Dividend Will Be Increased To £0.0861

Oct 15

Ricardo (LON:RCDO) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To £0.0861

Sep 30

An Intrinsic Calculation For Ricardo plc (LON:RCDO) Suggests It's 32% Undervalued

Jun 02

At UK£4.34, Is Ricardo plc (LON:RCDO) Worth Looking At Closely?

Apr 05

Are Investors Undervaluing Ricardo plc (LON:RCDO) By 27%?

Mar 01

Could The Ricardo plc (LON:RCDO) Ownership Structure Tell Us Something Useful?

Feb 02

Would Shareholders Who Purchased Ricardo's (LON:RCDO) Stock Three Years Be Happy With The Share price Today?

Jan 05

Is It Time To Consider Buying Ricardo plc (LON:RCDO)?

Dec 15

Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of Ricardo plc (LON:RCDO)

Nov 24

Stability and Growth of Payments

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Stable Dividend: RCDO's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.

Growing Dividend: RCDO's dividend payments have fallen over the past 10 years.

Dividend Yield vs Market

Ricardo Dividend Yield vs Market

How does RCDO dividend yield compare to the market?
Segment	Dividend Yield
Company (RCDO)	3.0%
Market Bottom 25% (GB)	2.1%
Market Top 25% (GB)	5.8%
Industry Average (Professional Services)	2.0%
Analyst forecast (RCDO) (up to 3 years)	4.0%

Notable Dividend: RCDO's dividend (2.95%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (2.14%).

High Dividend: RCDO's dividend (2.95%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (5.77%).

Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: With its high payout ratio (1128.5%), RCDO's dividend payments are not well covered by earnings.

Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonable cash payout ratio (54.1%), RCDO's dividend payments are covered by cash flows.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2024/12/18 01:30
End of Day Share Price	2024/12/18 00:00
Earnings	2024/06/30
Annual Earnings	2024/06/30

Data Sources

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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

Ricardo plc is covered by 18 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
null null	Arden Partners Plc.
James Bayliss	Berenberg
Richard Hickinbotham	Charles Stanley Securities

Ricardo Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 2/6

Key information

Recent dividend and buyback updates

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.089 per share

Ricardo plc Declares Final Dividend, Payable on 22 November 2024

Ricardo plc Declares Interim Dividend, Payable on April 11, 2024

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.086 per share at 2.8% yield

Ricardo's (LON:RCDO) Dividend Will Be Increased To £0.0861

Ricardo (LON:RCDO) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To £0.0861

Recent updates

Proteus Enterprises LLC, Gladstone Investment Corporation (NasdaqGS:GAIN) managed by Gladstone Management Corporation entered into an agreement to acquire Ricardo Defense Systems, LLC from Ricardo plc (LSE:RCDO) for £67.5 million.

Proteus Enterprises LLC, Gladstone Investment Corporation (NasdaqGS:GAIN) managed by Gladstone Management Corporation acquired Ricardo Defense Systems, LLC from Ricardo plc (LSE:RCDO) for £67.5 million.

Less than half of directors are independent

Here's Why Shareholders May Want To Be Cautious With Increasing Ricardo plc's (LON:RCDO) CEO Pay Packet

Ricardo Announces Launch of Element Modular Transmission Range for Decarbonised Propulsion Systems

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.089 per share

Full year 2024 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations

Ricardo plc Declares Final Dividend, Payable on 22 November 2024

Ricardo plc Appoints Sian Lloyd Rees as Non-Executive Director, Effective 1 October 2024

Ricardo plc Announces Jack Boyer Obe Step Down as Non-Executive Director

Price target increased by 7.8% to UK£6.52

Ricardo plc Announces Resignation of Laurie Bowen as Non-Executive Director

Group CEO & Director recently bought UK£99k worth of stock

Ricardo plc, Annual General Meeting, Nov 14, 2024

First half dividend increased to UK£0.038

Ricardo plc Declares Interim Dividend, Payable on April 11, 2024

With Ricardo plc (LON:RCDO) It Looks Like You'll Get What You Pay For

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.086 per share at 2.8% yield

Ricardo's (LON:RCDO) Dividend Will Be Increased To £0.0861

Ricardo (LON:RCDO) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To £0.0861

Now 22% undervalued after recent price drop

Ricardo plc to Report Q2, 2024 Results on Mar 06, 2024

Chairman recently bought UK£103k worth of stock

Ricardo's (LON:RCDO) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Ricardo plc Declares Final Dividend, Payable on 24 November 2023

Full year 2023 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

Now 20% undervalued after recent price drop

Price target increased by 9.1% to UK£6.34

Ricardo plc, Annual General Meeting, Nov 16, 2023

Ricardo plc to Report Fiscal Year 2023 Results on Sep 13, 2023

Ricardo Appoints Judith Cottrell and the Board

Ricardo's (LON:RCDO) Dividend Will Be Increased To £0.0335

First half 2023 earnings released: UK£0.24 loss per share (vs UK£0.056 profit in 1H 2022)

Now 23% undervalued

Ricardo plc to Report First Half, 2023 Results on Mar 01, 2023

Ricardo plc (LSE:RCDO) acquired 93% stake in E3-Modelling S.A for £24m.

Price target increased by 7.4% to UK£5.47

Now 21% undervalued

Insufficient new directors

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.075 per share

Ricardo (LON:RCDO) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.0749

Insufficient new directors

Consensus forecasts updated

Ricardo plc, Annual General Meeting, Nov 17, 2022

Ricardo plc Announces Board Changes

Ricardo (LON:RCDO) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.0749

Full year 2022 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

Ricardo plc Declares Final Dividend, Payable on 25 November 2022

Ricardo plc to Report Fiscal Year 2022 Results on Sep 14, 2022

Group CEO & Director recently bought UK£53k worth of stock

Now 20% undervalued after recent price drop

Now 21% undervalued after recent price drop

Consensus forecasts updated

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Is Ricardo plc (LON:RCDO) Trading At A 37% Discount?

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.029 per share

First half 2022 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations

Ricardo plc Declares Interim Dividend for the Year 2022, Payable on April 8, 2022

Faster Air Quality Mapping Thanks to Ricardo’s RapidAir Software

Upcoming dividend of UK£0.051 per share

CEO, MD of International Operations & Executive Director David Shemmans has left the company

Full year 2021 earnings released: EPS UK£0.029 (vs UK£0.12 loss in FY 2020)

An Intrinsic Calculation For Ricardo plc (LON:RCDO) Suggests It's 32% Undervalued

At UK£4.34, Is Ricardo plc (LON:RCDO) Worth Looking At Closely?

First half 2021 earnings released: UK£0.027 loss per share (vs UK£0.12 profit in 1H 2020)

Are Investors Undervaluing Ricardo plc (LON:RCDO) By 27%?

Price target raised to UK£5.25

Price target raised to UK£5.08

New 90-day high: UK£4.72