Safaricom Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 4/6
Safaricom is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 8.05% that is well covered by earnings.
Key information
8.1%
Dividend yield
n/a
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | n/a |
| Future Dividend Yield | 12.3% |
| Dividend Growth | 7.5% |
| Next dividend pay date | n/a |
| Ex dividend date | n/a |
| Dividend per share | KSh1.200 |
| Payout ratio | 46% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
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Stability and Growth of Payments
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Stable Dividend: SCOM's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: SCOM's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| Safaricom Dividend Yield vs Market |
|---|
| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (SCOM) | 8.1% |
| Market Bottom 25% (KE) | 6.7% |
| Market Top 25% (KE) | 12.3% |
| Industry Average (Wireless Telecom) | 5.8% |
| Analyst forecast (SCOM) (up to 3 years) | 12.3% |
Notable Dividend: SCOM's dividend (8.05%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the KE market (6.66%).
High Dividend: SCOM's dividend (8.05%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the KE market (12.28%).
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its reasonably low payout ratio (45.7%), SCOM's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: At its current cash payout ratio (86%), SCOM's dividend payments are covered by cash flows.