Nichols Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 4/6

Nichols is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 2.19% that is well covered by earnings.

Key information

2.2%

Dividend yield

0%

Buyback Yield

Total Shareholder Yield2.2%
Future Dividend Yield3.2%
Dividend Growth2.8%
Next dividend pay daten/a
Ex dividend daten/a
Dividend per shareUK£0.282
Payout ratio59%

Recent dividend and buyback updates

Nichols (LON:NICL) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At £0.156

Mar 09
Nichols (LON:NICL) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At £0.156

Recent updates

Nichols plc (LON:NICL) Stock Rockets 26% As Investors Are Less Pessimistic Than Expected

Nov 14
Nichols plc (LON:NICL) Stock Rockets 26% As Investors Are Less Pessimistic Than Expected

We Ran A Stock Scan For Earnings Growth And Nichols (LON:NICL) Passed With Ease

Oct 31
We Ran A Stock Scan For Earnings Growth And Nichols (LON:NICL) Passed With Ease

Earnings Not Telling The Story For Nichols plc (LON:NICL)

Jul 27
Earnings Not Telling The Story For Nichols plc (LON:NICL)

Nichols (LON:NICL) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At £0.156

Mar 09
Nichols (LON:NICL) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At £0.156

The Returns At Nichols (LON:NICL) Aren't Growing

Oct 07
The Returns At Nichols (LON:NICL) Aren't Growing

Nichols (LON:NICL) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.124

Jul 30
Nichols (LON:NICL) Is Increasing Its Dividend To £0.124

Is Nichols plc (LON:NICL) Trading At A 27% Discount?

May 20
Is Nichols plc (LON:NICL) Trading At A 27% Discount?

Nichols' (LON:NICL) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Mar 05
Nichols' (LON:NICL) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Be Wary Of Nichols (LON:NICL) And Its Returns On Capital

Dec 06
Be Wary Of Nichols (LON:NICL) And Its Returns On Capital

Be Wary Of Nichols (LON:NICL) And Its Returns On Capital

Apr 09
Be Wary Of Nichols (LON:NICL) And Its Returns On Capital

Dividend Investors: Don't Be Too Quick To Buy Nichols plc (LON:NICL) For Its Upcoming Dividend

Mar 20
Dividend Investors: Don't Be Too Quick To Buy Nichols plc (LON:NICL) For Its Upcoming Dividend

Could The Nichols plc (LON:NICL) Ownership Structure Tell Us Something Useful?

Mar 09
Could The Nichols plc (LON:NICL) Ownership Structure Tell Us Something Useful?

Does Nichols' (LON:NICL) Statutory Profit Adequately Reflect Its Underlying Profit?

Feb 19
Does Nichols' (LON:NICL) Statutory Profit Adequately Reflect Its Underlying Profit?

Stability and Growth of Payments

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

Growing Dividend: NICL's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.


Dividend Yield vs Market

Nichols Dividend Yield vs Market
How does NICL dividend yield compare to the market?
SegmentDividend Yield
Company (NICL)2.2%
Market Bottom 25% (GB)2.1%
Market Top 25% (GB)5.8%
Industry Average (Beverage)3.2%
Analyst forecast (NICL) (up to 3 years)3.2%

Notable Dividend: NICL's dividend (2.19%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (2.14%).

High Dividend: NICL's dividend (2.19%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (5.77%).


Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: With its reasonable payout ratio (59.4%), NICL's dividend payments are covered by earnings.


Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonably low cash payout ratio (45.8%), NICL's dividend payments are well covered by cash flows.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/23 02:49
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/23 00:00
Earnings2024/06/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

Nichols plc is covered by 10 analysts. 5 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Robert ChantryBerenberg
Wayne BrownCanaccord Genuity
Doriana RussoHSBC