First Bancshares Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 2/6
First Bancshares is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 1.42% that is well covered by earnings.
Key information
1.4%
Dividend yield
n/a
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | n/a |
| Future Dividend Yield | n/a |
| Dividend Growth | -3.7% |
| Next dividend pay date | n/a |
| Ex dividend date | n/a |
| Dividend per share | US$0.350 |
| Payout ratio | 13% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
Stability and Growth of Payments
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Stable Dividend: Whilst dividend payments have been stable, FBSI has been paying a dividend for less than 10 years.
Growing Dividend: FBSI's dividend payments have increased, but the company has only paid a dividend for 6 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| First Bancshares Dividend Yield vs Market |
|---|
| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (FBSI) | 1.4% |
| Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.4% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 4.2% |
| Industry Average (Banks) | 2.5% |
| Analyst forecast (FBSI) (up to 3 years) | n/a |
Notable Dividend: FBSI's dividend (1.42%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.37%).
High Dividend: FBSI's dividend (1.42%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.26%).
Current Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its low payout ratio (12.6%), FBSI's dividend payments are thoroughly covered by earnings.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: Insufficient data to determine if a dividend will be paid in 3 years or that it will be covered by earnings.