WH Group Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 3/6
WH Group is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 5.16% that is well covered by earnings. Next payment date is on 8th April, 2025 with an ex-dividend date of 18th February, 2025.
Key information
5.2%
Dividend yield
n/a
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | n/a |
| Future Dividend Yield | 4.6% |
| Dividend Growth | 3.4% |
| Next dividend pay date | 08 Apr 25 |
| Ex dividend date | 18 Feb 25 |
| Dividend per share | HK$0.350 |
| Payout ratio | 58% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
What WH Group Limited's (HKG:288) P/E Is Not Telling You
Jan 26
Some Investors May Be Worried About WH Group's (HKG:288) Returns On Capital
Jan 07WH Group (HKG:288) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet
Dec 21Earnings Troubles May Signal Larger Issues for WH Group (HKG:288) Shareholders
Oct 02WH Group (HKG:288) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly
Sep 19Earnings Not Telling The Story For WH Group Limited (HKG:288)
Sep 04WH Group (HKG:288) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.10
Aug 20HK$7.30 - That's What Analysts Think WH Group Limited (HKG:288) Is Worth After These Results
Aug 18Some Investors May Be Worried About WH Group's (HKG:288) Returns On Capital
Jul 11These 4 Measures Indicate That WH Group (HKG:288) Is Using Debt Extensively
Jun 05WH Group Limited's (HKG:288) P/E Still Appears To Be Reasonable
May 21WH Group's (HKG:288) Weak Earnings May Only Reveal A Part Of The Whole Picture
Apr 02Stability and Growth of Payments
Fetching dividends data
Stable Dividend: 288 has been paying a dividend for less than 10 years and during this time payments have been volatile.
Growing Dividend: 288's dividend payments have increased, but the company has only paid a dividend for 9 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| WH Group Dividend Yield vs Market |
|---|
| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (288) | 5.2% |
| Market Bottom 25% (HK) | 3.0% |
| Market Top 25% (HK) | 7.7% |
| Industry Average (Food) | 4.1% |
| Analyst forecast (288) (up to 3 years) | 4.6% |
Notable Dividend: 288's dividend (5.16%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the Hong Kong market (2.93%).
High Dividend: 288's dividend (5.16%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the Hong Kong market (7.69%).
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its reasonable payout ratio (57.9%), 288's dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonably low cash payout ratio (39.8%), 288'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 | 2025/03/22 06:28 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/03/21 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
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
WH Group Limited is covered by 32 analysts. 14 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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| Hong Xing Pan | ABCI Securities Company Limited |
| Vineet Kulbandu Sharma | Barclays |
| Chen Luo | BofA Global Research |