Smiths News Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 4/6
Smiths News is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 7.97% that is well covered by earnings. Next payment date is on 6th February, 2025 with an ex-dividend date of 9th January, 2025.
Key information
8.0%
Dividend yield
2.1%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 10.1% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 8.2% |
| Dividend Growth | 2.3% |
| Next dividend pay date | 06 Feb 25 |
| Ex dividend date | 09 Jan 25 |
| Dividend per share | UK£0.0515 |
| Payout ratio | 49% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Smiths News' (LON:SNWS) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year
Dec 17
Smiths News' (LON:SNWS) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's
Nov 08Smiths News (LON:SNWS) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of £0.0175
May 05Recent updates
Smiths News' (LON:SNWS) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year
Dec 17Smiths News' (LON:SNWS) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's
Nov 08Improved Earnings Required Before Smiths News plc (LON:SNWS) Stock's 28% Jump Looks Justified
May 11Smiths News (LON:SNWS) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of £0.0175
May 05Smiths News (LON:SNWS) Will Pay A Dividend Of £0.0275
Dec 13Smiths News' (LON:SNWS) Dividend Will Be £0.0275
Nov 12Smiths News' (LON:SNWS) Dividend Will Be £0.014
May 06Smiths News' (LON:SNWS) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's
Jan 11Smiths News (LON:SNWS) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To £0.0275
Nov 12What You Need To Know About Smiths News plc's (LON:SNWS) Investor Composition
Feb 18
What Type Of Returns Would Smiths News'(LON:SNWS) Shareholders Have Earned If They Purchased Their SharesFive Years Ago?
Dec 09Upcoming Dividend Payment
Stability and Growth of Payments
Fetching dividends data
Stable Dividend: SNWS's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: SNWS's dividend payments have fallen over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| Smiths News Dividend Yield vs Market |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (SNWS) | 8.0% |
| Market Bottom 25% (GB) | 2.1% |
| Market Top 25% (GB) | 5.8% |
| Industry Average (Retail Distributors) | 2.9% |
| Analyst forecast (SNWS) (up to 3 years) | 8.2% |
Notable Dividend: SNWS's dividend (7.97%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (2.14%).
High Dividend: SNWS's dividend (7.97%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (5.81%)
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its reasonably low payout ratio (48.5%), SNWS's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonable cash payout ratio (68.6%), SNWS's dividend payments are 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 | 2024/12/23 04:03 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/20 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/08/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/08/31 |
Data Sources
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| 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
Smiths News plc is covered by 12 analysts. 3 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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| James Bayliss | Berenberg |
| James Fletcher | Berenberg |
| Mark Photiades | Canaccord Genuity |