Gulf Keystone Petroleum Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 2/6
Gulf Keystone Petroleum is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 10.26%.
Key information
10.3%
Dividend yield
1.5%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 11.8% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 7.2% |
| Dividend Growth | 4.0% |
| Next dividend pay date | n/a |
| Ex dividend date | n/a |
| Dividend per share | UK£0.141 |
| Payout ratio | -184% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
Stability and Growth of Payments
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Stable Dividend: GKPL has been paying a dividend for less than 10 years and during this time payments have been volatile.
Growing Dividend: GKPL has only been paying a dividend for 6 years, and since then payments have fallen.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| Gulf Keystone Petroleum Dividend Yield vs Market |
|---|
| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (GKPL) | 10.3% |
| Market Bottom 25% (GB) | 2.2% |
| Market Top 25% (GB) | 6.0% |
| Industry Average (Oil and Gas) | 5.2% |
| Analyst forecast (GKPL) (up to 3 years) | 7.2% |
Notable Dividend: GKPL's dividend (10.26%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (2.15%).
High Dividend: GKPL's dividend (10.26%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (5.98%)
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: GKPL is paying a dividend but the company is unprofitable.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its high cash payout ratio (178.8%), GKPL's dividend payments are not well covered by cash flows.