North Atlantic Smaller Companies Investment Trust PLC

LSE:NAS Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£520.8m

North Atlantic Smaller Companies Investment Trust Dividend

Dividend criteria checks 0/6

North Atlantic Smaller Companies Investment Trust is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 1.76%.

Key information

1.8%

Dividend yield

-54%

Payout ratio

Industry average yield3.2%
Next dividend pay daten/a
Ex dividend daten/a
Dividend per sharen/a
Earnings per share-UK£0.41
Dividend yield forecast in 3Yn/a

Recent dividend updates

Recent updates

Stability and Growth of Payments

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Stable Dividend: NAS has been paying a dividend for less than 10 years and during this time payments have been volatile.

Growing Dividend: NAS's dividend payments have increased, but the company has only paid a dividend for 5 years.


Dividend Yield vs Market

North Atlantic Smaller Companies Investment Trust Dividend Yield vs Market
How does NAS dividend yield compare to the market?
SegmentDividend Yield
Company (NAS)1.8%
Market Bottom 25% (GB)2.1%
Market Top 25% (GB)5.8%
Industry Average (Capital Markets)3.2%
Analyst forecast in 3 Years (NAS)n/a

Notable Dividend: NAS's dividend (1.76%) isn’t notable compared to the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (2.15%).

High Dividend: NAS's dividend (1.76%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (5.88%).


Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: NAS is paying a dividend but the company is unprofitable.


Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: Insufficient data to calculate NAS's cash payout ratio to determine if its dividend payments are covered by cash flows.

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