Alfa Financial Software Holdings Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 3/6
Alfa Financial Software Holdings is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 2.52% that is well covered by earnings.
Key information
2.5%
Dividend yield
0.1%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 2.7% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 0.7% |
| Dividend Growth | -8.2% |
| Next dividend pay date | n/a |
| Ex dividend date | n/a |
| Dividend per share | UK£0.055 |
| Payout ratio | 17% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
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Stability and Growth of Payments
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Stable Dividend: ALFAL has been paying a dividend for less than 10 years and during this time payments have been volatile.
Growing Dividend: ALFAL's dividend payments have increased, but the company has only paid a dividend for 4 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| Alfa Financial Software Holdings Dividend Yield vs Market |
|---|
| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (ALFAL) | 2.5% |
| Market Bottom 25% (GB) | 2.1% |
| Market Top 25% (GB) | 5.9% |
| Industry Average (Software) | 1.7% |
| Analyst forecast (ALFAL) (up to 3 years) | 0.7% |
Notable Dividend: ALFAL's dividend (2.52%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (2.11%).
High Dividend: ALFAL's dividend (2.52%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (5.88%).
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its low payout ratio (17.3%), ALFAL's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: At its current cash payout ratio (85.4%), ALFAL's dividend payments are covered by cash flows.