Imperial Brands Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 4/6

Imperial Brands is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 6.02% that is well covered by earnings. Next payment date is on 31st December, 2024 with an ex-dividend date of 28th November, 2024.

Key information

6.0%

Dividend yield

4.8%

Buyback Yield

Total Shareholder Yield10.9%
Future Dividend Yield6.9%
Dividend Growth4.7%
Next dividend pay date31 Dec 24
Ex dividend date28 Nov 24
Dividend per shareMex$38.856
Payout ratio51%

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Stability and Growth of Payments

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

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


Dividend Yield vs Market

Imperial Brands Dividend Yield vs Market
How does IMB N dividend yield compare to the market?
SegmentDividend Yield
Company (IMB N)6.0%
Market Bottom 25% (MX)0%
Market Top 25% (MX)0%
Industry Average (Tobacco)0%
Analyst forecast (IMB N) (up to 3 years)6.9%

Notable Dividend: IMB N's dividend (6.02%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the MX market (2.63%).

High Dividend: IMB N's dividend (6.02%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the MX market (7.14%).


Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: With its reasonable payout ratio (51%), IMB N's dividend payments are covered by earnings.


Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonably low cash payout ratio (43.3%), IMB N's dividend payments are well covered by cash flows.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/18 07:03
End of Day Share Price 2024/11/11 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/09/30

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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

Imperial Brands PLC is covered by 38 analysts. 7 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Anna ZyniewiczAlphaValue
Simon HalesBarclays
David HayesBarclays