Vertu Motors Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 4/6
Vertu Motors is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 4% that is well covered by earnings. Next payment date is on 17th January, 2025 with an ex-dividend date of 12th December, 2024.
Key information
4.0%
Dividend yield
2.5%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 6.5% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 5.2% |
| Dividend Growth | 5.5% |
| Next dividend pay date | 17 Jan 25 |
| Ex dividend date | 12 Dec 24 |
| Dividend per share | UK£0.024 |
| Payout ratio | 42% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
Some Investors May Be Willing To Look Past Vertu Motors' (LON:VTU) Soft Earnings
Oct 24
Is Vertu Motors (LON:VTU) A Risky Investment?
Dec 10Is Vertu Motors (LON:VTU) A Risky Investment?
Dec 04Does This Valuation Of Vertu Motors plc (LON:VTU) Imply Investors Are Overpaying?
Oct 12Vertu Motors (LON:VTU) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet
Aug 24Investors Could Be Concerned With Vertu Motors' (LON:VTU) Returns On Capital
Jul 28We Discuss Why Vertu Motors plc's (LON:VTU) CEO Compensation May Be Closely Reviewed
Jun 17Is It Time To Consider Buying Vertu Motors plc (LON:VTU)?
Jun 02Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of Vertu Motors plc (LON:VTU)
May 13What Do The Returns On Capital At Vertu Motors (LON:VTU) Tell Us?
Mar 10Estimating The Intrinsic Value Of Vertu Motors plc (LON:VTU)
Nov 26
Stability and Growth of Payments
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Stable Dividend: VTU's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: VTU's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| Vertu Motors Dividend Yield vs Market |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (VTU) | 4.0% |
| Market Bottom 25% (GB) | 2.1% |
| Market Top 25% (GB) | 5.8% |
| Industry Average (Specialty Retail) | 3.9% |
| Analyst forecast (VTU) (up to 3 years) | 5.2% |
Notable Dividend: VTU's dividend (4%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (2.15%).
High Dividend: VTU's dividend (4%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (5.77%).
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its reasonably low payout ratio (41.8%), VTU's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its low cash payout ratio (17.5%), VTU's dividend payments are well 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 | 2024/12/22 04:19 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/20 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/08/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/02/29 |
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
Vertu Motors plc is covered by 11 analysts. 2 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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| Timothy Richmond | Arden Partners Plc. |
| Sanjay Vidyarthi | Canaccord Genuity |
| Ian Berry | Cavendish Historical (Cenkos Securities) |