Mahanagar Gas Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 4/6

Mahanagar Gas is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 2.17% that is well covered by earnings. Next payment date is on 27th February, 2025 with an ex-dividend date of 3rd February, 2025.

Key information

2.2%

Dividend yield

-0.1%

Buyback Yield

Total Shareholder Yield2.1%
Future Dividend Yield2.9%
Dividend Growth2.8%
Next dividend pay date27 Feb 25
Ex dividend date03 Feb 25
Dividend per share₹30.000
Payout ratio28%

Recent dividend and buyback updates

Recent updates

Be Wary Of Mahanagar Gas (NSE:MGL) And Its Returns On Capital

Dec 18
Be Wary Of Mahanagar Gas (NSE:MGL) And Its Returns On Capital

Mahanagar Gas (NSE:MGL) Strong Profits May Be Masking Some Underlying Issues

Nov 01
Mahanagar Gas (NSE:MGL) Strong Profits May Be Masking Some Underlying Issues

Mahanagar Gas Limited's (NSE:MGL) Low P/E No Reason For Excitement

Oct 22
Mahanagar Gas Limited's (NSE:MGL) Low P/E No Reason For Excitement

Is Mahanagar Gas (NSE:MGL) A Risky Investment?

Sep 26
Is Mahanagar Gas (NSE:MGL) A Risky Investment?

Mahanagar Gas Limited's (NSE:MGL) Shares Bounce 35% But Its Business Still Trails The Market

Jul 02
Mahanagar Gas Limited's (NSE:MGL) Shares Bounce 35% But Its Business Still Trails The Market

Shareholders Are Optimistic That Mahanagar Gas (NSE:MGL) Will Multiply In Value

Jun 07
Shareholders Are Optimistic That Mahanagar Gas (NSE:MGL) Will Multiply In Value

We Think Mahanagar Gas (NSE:MGL) Can Manage Its Debt With Ease

Mar 21
We Think Mahanagar Gas (NSE:MGL) Can Manage Its Debt With Ease

Capital Investments At Mahanagar Gas (NSE:MGL) Point To A Promising Future

Mar 06
Capital Investments At Mahanagar Gas (NSE:MGL) Point To A Promising Future

Mahanagar Gas Limited's (NSE:MGL) Price Is Right But Growth Is Lacking

Feb 17
Mahanagar Gas Limited's (NSE:MGL) Price Is Right But Growth Is Lacking

Calculating The Fair Value Of Mahanagar Gas Limited (NSE:MGL)

Jan 11
Calculating The Fair Value Of Mahanagar Gas Limited (NSE:MGL)

Mahanagar Gas (NSE:MGL) Might Become A Compounding Machine

Oct 04
Mahanagar Gas (NSE:MGL) Might Become A Compounding Machine

Estimating The Fair Value Of Mahanagar Gas Limited (NSE:MGL)

Sep 07
Estimating The Fair Value Of Mahanagar Gas Limited (NSE:MGL)

Mahanagar Gas (NSE:MGL) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To ₹16.00

Aug 03
Mahanagar Gas (NSE:MGL) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To ₹16.00

Capital Allocation Trends At Mahanagar Gas (NSE:MGL) Aren't Ideal

Jul 04
Capital Allocation Trends At Mahanagar Gas (NSE:MGL) Aren't Ideal

Here's Why Mahanagar Gas (NSE:MGL) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

Feb 24
Here's Why Mahanagar Gas (NSE:MGL) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

Mahanagar Gas' (NSE:MGL) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Feb 05
Mahanagar Gas' (NSE:MGL) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Mahanagar Gas' (NSE:MGL) Shareholders Have More To Worry About Than Only Soft Earnings

Nov 19
Mahanagar Gas' (NSE:MGL) Shareholders Have More To Worry About Than Only Soft Earnings

Here's Why Mahanagar Gas (NSE:MGL) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

Sep 27
Here's Why Mahanagar Gas (NSE:MGL) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

Here's What's Concerning About Mahanagar Gas' (NSE:MGL) Returns On Capital

Jul 23
Here's What's Concerning About Mahanagar Gas' (NSE:MGL) Returns On Capital

Mahanagar Gas (NSE:MGL) Might Be Having Difficulty Using Its Capital Effectively

Apr 05
Mahanagar Gas (NSE:MGL) Might Be Having Difficulty Using Its Capital Effectively

Capital Investment Trends At Mahanagar Gas (NSE:MGL) Look Strong

Dec 17
Capital Investment Trends At Mahanagar Gas (NSE:MGL) Look Strong

Here's Why I Think Mahanagar Gas (NSE:MGL) Is An Interesting Stock

Nov 18
Here's Why I Think Mahanagar Gas (NSE:MGL) Is An Interesting Stock

This Is The Reason Why We Think Mahanagar Gas Limited's (NSE:MGL) CEO Deserves A Bump Up To Their Compensation

Sep 21
This Is The Reason Why We Think Mahanagar Gas Limited's (NSE:MGL) CEO Deserves A Bump Up To Their Compensation

Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of Mahanagar Gas Limited (NSE:MGL)

Sep 05
Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of Mahanagar Gas Limited (NSE:MGL)

Upcoming Dividend Payment

TodayJan 31 2025Ex Dividend DateFeb 03 2025Dividend Pay DateFeb 27 202524 days from Ex DividendBuy in the next 3 days to receive the upcoming dividend

Stability and Growth of Payments

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Stable Dividend: Whilst dividend payments have been stable, MGL has been paying a dividend for less than 10 years.

Growing Dividend: MGL's dividend payments have increased, but the company has only paid a dividend for 8 years.


Dividend Yield vs Market

Mahanagar Gas Dividend Yield vs Market
How does MGL dividend yield compare to the market?
SegmentDividend Yield
Company (MGL)2.2%
Market Bottom 25% (IN)0.3%
Market Top 25% (IN)1.2%
Industry Average (Gas Utilities)2.2%
Analyst forecast (MGL) (up to 3 years)2.9%

Notable Dividend: MGL's dividend (2.17%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the Indian market (0.27%).

High Dividend: MGL's dividend (2.17%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the Indian market (1.23%)


Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: With its reasonably low payout ratio (28.3%), MGL's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.


Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonable cash payout ratio (57.1%), MGL's dividend payments are covered by cash flows.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/31 13:15
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/31 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/03/31

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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

Mahanagar Gas Limited is covered by 57 analysts. 28 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Vivekanand SubbaramanAmbit Capital
Nitin BhasinAmbit Capital
Ritesh GuptaAmbit Capital