Card Factory Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 3/6
Card Factory is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 2.48% that is well covered by earnings.
Key information
2.5%
Dividend yield
-0.2%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 2.3% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 7.1% |
| Dividend Growth | -3.1% |
| Next dividend pay date | n/a |
| Ex dividend date | n/a |
| Dividend per share | UK£0.024 |
| Payout ratio | 48% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
A Piece Of The Puzzle Missing From Card Factory plc's (LON:CARD) 27% Share Price Climb
Dec 13
We Think Card Factory (LON:CARD) Can Stay On Top Of Its Debt
Dec 12Card Factory plc (LON:CARD) Might Not Be As Mispriced As It Looks After Plunging 26%
Oct 09Returns On Capital At Card Factory (LON:CARD) Have Hit The Brakes
Sep 21Card Factory plc (LON:CARD) Held Back By Insufficient Growth Even After Shares Climb 28%
Aug 16Does Card Factory (LON:CARD) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?
Jul 24Shareholders May Not Be So Generous With Card Factory plc's (LON:CARD) CEO Compensation And Here's Why
Jun 14Card Factory (LON:CARD) Has More To Do To Multiply In Value Going Forward
Aug 08Is Card Factory plc (LON:CARD) Worth UK£1.0 Based On Its Intrinsic Value?
Apr 13Returns On Capital At Card Factory (LON:CARD) Paint A Concerning Picture
Jan 10Should You Investigate Card Factory plc (LON:CARD) At UK£0.46?
Sep 13Is There An Opportunity With Card Factory plc's (LON:CARD) 41% Undervaluation?
Jul 23Card Factory (LON:CARD) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet
Jun 15Here's Why Card Factory (LON:CARD) Is Weighed Down By Its Debt Load
Nov 08Card Factory (LON:CARD) Has Some Difficulty Using Its Capital Effectively
Oct 05Earnings Update: Card Factory plc (LON:CARD) Just Reported Its Full-Year Results And Analysts Are Updating Their Forecasts
Jun 13Is There Now An Opportunity In Card Factory plc (LON:CARD)?
Mar 21A Look At The Fair Value Of Card Factory plc (LON:CARD)
Mar 03We Think Card Factory's (LON:CARD) Statutory Profit Might Understate Its Earnings Potential
Feb 14
Card Factory (LON:CARD) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet
Jan 24If You Had Bought Card Factory's (LON:CARD) Shares Five Years Ago You Would Be Down 88%
Jan 05Is It Time To Consider Buying Card Factory plc (LON:CARD)?
Dec 17Is This A Sign of Things To Come At Card Factory (LON:CARD)?
Nov 30Stability and Growth of Payments
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Stable Dividend: CARD's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: CARD's dividend payments have fallen over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| Card Factory Dividend Yield vs Market |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (CARD) | 2.5% |
| Market Bottom 25% (GB) | 2.1% |
| Market Top 25% (GB) | 5.8% |
| Industry Average (Specialty Retail) | 3.9% |
| Analyst forecast (CARD) (up to 3 years) | 7.1% |
Notable Dividend: CARD's dividend (2.48%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (2.15%).
High Dividend: CARD's dividend (2.48%) 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 (48.2%), CARD's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its low cash payout ratio (12.9%), CARD's dividend payments are thoroughly 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 18:05 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/20 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/07/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/01/31 |
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
Card Factory plc is covered by 11 analysts. 8 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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| Joseph Barron | Berenberg |
| Matthew Abraham | Berenberg |
| Mark Photiades | Canaccord Genuity |