First Community Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 2/6
First Community is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 2.79% that is well covered by earnings.
Key information
2.8%
Dividend yield
-0.2%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 2.6% |
| Future Dividend Yield | n/a |
| Dividend Growth | -6.5% |
| Next dividend pay date | 19 Dec 24 |
| Ex dividend date | 12 Dec 24 |
| Dividend per share | US$0.250 |
| Payout ratio | 17% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
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Upcoming Dividend Payment
Stability and Growth of Payments
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Stable Dividend: Whilst dividend payments have been stable, FCCT has been paying a dividend for less than 10 years.
Growing Dividend: FCCT has only been paying a dividend for 7 years, and since then payments have not increased.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| First Community Dividend Yield vs Market |
|---|
| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (FCCT) | 2.8% |
| Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.4% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 4.2% |
| Industry Average (Banks) | 2.5% |
| Analyst forecast (FCCT) (up to 3 years) | n/a |
Notable Dividend: FCCT's dividend (2.79%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.37%).
High Dividend: FCCT's dividend (2.79%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.21%).
Current Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its low payout ratio (17.1%), FCCT's dividend payments are well 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.