IGG Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 4/6

IGG is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 4.46% that is well covered by earnings.

Key information

4.5%

Dividend yield

2.6%

Buyback Yield

Total Shareholder Yield	7.1%
Future Dividend Yield	7.7%
Dividend Growth	-0.4%
Next dividend pay date	n/a
Ex dividend date	n/a
Dividend per share	HK$0.170
Payout ratio	13%

Recent dividend and buyback updates

Recent updates

There Could Be A Chance IGG Inc's (HKG:799) CEO Will Have Their Compensation Increased

Apr 30

IGG (HKG:799) Could Become A Multi-Bagger

Apr 08

New Forecasts: Here's What Analysts Think The Future Holds For IGG Inc (HKG:799)

Mar 09

Results: IGG Inc Exceeded Expectations And The Consensus Has Updated Its Estimates

Mar 06

Is IGG Inc (HKG:799) Popular Amongst Insiders?

Feb 26

IGG Inc's (HKG:799) Intrinsic Value Is Potentially 78% Above Its Share Price

Feb 08

IGG (HKG:799) Has Gifted Shareholders With A Fantastic 251% Total Return On Their Investment

Jan 25

Will Weakness in IGG Inc's (HKG:799) Stock Prove Temporary Given Strong Fundamentals?

Jan 11

The Underlying Trends At IGG (HKG:799) Look Strong

Dec 29

Here's Why I Think IGG (HKG:799) Might Deserve Your Attention Today

Dec 15

Trade Alert: The Co-Founder Of IGG Inc (HKG:799), Zongjian Cai, Has Just Spent US$15m Buying A Few More Shares

Dec 02

Should You Rely On IGG's (HKG:799) Earnings Growth?

Nov 24

Stability and Growth of Payments

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Stable Dividend: 799's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.

Growing Dividend: 799's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.

Dividend Yield vs Market

IGG Dividend Yield vs Market

How does 799 dividend yield compare to the market?
Segment	Dividend Yield
Company (799)	4.5%
Market Bottom 25% (HK)	3.3%
Market Top 25% (HK)	8.1%
Industry Average (Entertainment)	2.4%
Analyst forecast (799) (up to 3 years)	7.7%

Notable Dividend: 799's dividend (4.46%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the Hong Kong market (3.3%).

High Dividend: 799's dividend (4.46%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the Hong Kong market (8.13%).

Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: With its low payout ratio (12.9%), 799's dividend payments are thoroughly covered by earnings.

Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonably low cash payout ratio (30.8%), 799's dividend payments are well covered by cash flows.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2025/01/23 19:37
End of Day Share Price	2025/01/23 00:00
Earnings	2024/06/30
Annual Earnings	2023/12/31

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Company Financials	10 years	Income statement Cash flow statement Balance sheet	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form 10-Q
Analyst Consensus Estimates	+3 years	Forecast financials Analyst price targets	Analyst Research Reports Blue Matrix
Market Prices	30 years	Stock prices Dividends, Splits and Actions	ICE Market Data SEC Form S-1
Ownership	10 years	Top shareholders Insider trading	SEC Form 4 SEC Form 13D
Management	10 years	Leadership team Board of directors	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form DEF 14A
Key Developments	10 years	Company announcements	SEC Form 8-K

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Analyst Sources

IGG Inc is covered by 20 analysts. 5 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
Yibiao Chen	ABCI Securities Company Limited
Ronnie Ho	CCB International Securities Limited
Ka Kit Po	China Galaxy International Securities (Hong Kong)

IGG Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 4/6

Key information

Recent dividend and buyback updates

Upcoming dividend of HK$0.085 per share

IGG Inc Announces Interim Dividend for the Six Months Ended 30 June 2024, Payable on 27 September 2024

IGG Inc Does Not Recommends the Payment of Any Interim Dividend for the Period Ended 30 June 2022

IGG Inc Does Not Recommends the Payment of Any Interim Dividend for the Period Ended 30 June 2022

Upcoming dividend of HK$0.14 per share

Upcoming Dividend of HK$0.50 Per Share

Recent updates

New major risk - Revenue and earnings growth

COO & Executive Director recently bought HK$3.8m worth of stock

Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 17%

IGG Inc (HKG:799) Surges 31% Yet Its Low P/S Is No Reason For Excitement

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 23%

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 27%

Consensus EPS estimates increase by 26%

Upcoming dividend of HK$0.085 per share

First half 2024 earnings released: EPS: HK$0.29 (vs HK$0.31 loss in 1H 2023)

IGG Inc Announces Interim Dividend for the Six Months Ended 30 June 2024, Payable on 27 September 2024

IGG Inc to Report Q2, 2024 Results on Aug 28, 2024

IGG Inc Approves Appointment of Feng Li as an Independent Non-Executive Director

Now 20% undervalued after recent price drop

IGG Inc, Annual General Meeting, May 29, 2024

Consensus EPS estimates increase by 11%

Now 20% undervalued after recent price drop

IGG's (HKG:799) Solid Profits Have Weak Fundamentals

Full year 2023 earnings: EPS in line with expectations, revenues disappoint

IGG Inc to Report Fiscal Year 2023 Results on Mar 27, 2024

IGG Inc Provides Earnings Consolidated Guidance for the Year Ended 31 December 2023

Is It Time To Consider Buying IGG Inc (HKG:799)?

Now 21% undervalued

Little Excitement Around IGG Inc's (HKG:799) Revenues

First half 2023 earnings released: HK$0.31 loss per share (vs HK$0.15 loss in 1H 2022)

IGG Inc to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Aug 23, 2023

Is IGG Inc (HKG:799) Expensive For A Reason? A Look At Its Intrinsic Value

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 21%

Igg Inc Appoints Kam Wai Man as Independent Non-Executive Director, Member of Each of the Audit Committee, Nomination Committee and Remuneration Committee

IGG Inc Provides Group Earnings Guidance for the Six Months Ended 30 June 2023

IGG Inc. Unveils A New Realm in SLG Games, Viking Rise Transforms 'Virtual Game Interaction'

At HK$4.25, Is IGG Inc (HKG:799) Worth Looking At Closely?

Full year 2022 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

Less than half of directors are independent

IGG Inc Does Not Recommends the Payment of Any Interim Dividend for the Period Ended 30 June 2022

IGG Inc Does Not Recommends the Payment of Any Interim Dividend for the Period Ended 30 June 2022

First half 2022 earnings released: HK$0.15 loss per share (vs HK$0.49 profit in 1H 2021)

IGG Inc to Report First Half, 2022 Results on Aug 24, 2022

IGG Inc Provides Consolidated Earnings Guidance for the Six Months Ended 30 June 2022

Board Member exercised options to buy HK$4.4m worth of stock.

Less than half of directors are independent

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

Analysts Just Slashed Their IGG Inc (HKG:799) Earnings Forecasts

Now 20% undervalued after recent price drop

Full year 2021 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations

Consensus forecasts updated

IGG Inc, Annual General Meeting, May 25, 2022

Investor sentiment deteriorated over the past week

IGG (HKG:799) Knows How To Allocate Capital

Board Member exercised options to buy HK$7.0m worth of stock.

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 24%

IGG Inc Provides Earnings Guidance for the Year Ended December 31, 2021

A Look Into IGG's (HKG:799) Impressive Returns On Capital

Consensus forecasts updated

Upcoming dividend of HK$0.14 per share

Returns On Capital Are A Standout For IGG (HKG:799)

Do IGG's (HKG:799) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

Independent Non-Executive Director recently sold HK$131k worth of stock

There Could Be A Chance IGG Inc's (HKG:799) CEO Will Have Their Compensation Increased

Independent Non-Executive Director recently sold HK$258k worth of stock

Co-Founder recently bought HK$21m worth of stock

IGG (HKG:799) Could Become A Multi-Bagger

Board Member recently sold HK$5.2m worth of stock

Board Member exercised options and sold HK$6.7m worth of stock

Analysts increase revenue estimates to US$864.3m

New Forecasts: Here's What Analysts Think The Future Holds For IGG Inc (HKG:799)

Full year 2020 earnings released: EPS US$0.22 (vs US$0.13 in FY 2019)

Revenue and earnings beat expectations

Results: IGG Inc Exceeded Expectations And The Consensus Has Updated Its Estimates

IGG Inc, Annual General Meeting, May 06, 2021