Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 3/6
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 11.08%. Next payment date is on 2nd June, 2025 with an ex-dividend date of 22nd May, 2025.
Key information
11.1%
Dividend yield
0.6%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 11.6% |
| Future Dividend Yield | n/a |
| Dividend Growth | -3.7% |
| Next dividend pay date | 02 Jun 25 |
| Ex dividend date | 22 May 25 |
| Dividend per share | n/a |
| Payout ratio | 96% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
EMD: The Case For This Emerging Markets Debt Fund Is Weakening
Apr 28EMD: Analyzing This Fund's Changes In The Semi-Annual Report
Aug 30EMD: Not Enough Foreign Currency Exposure For My Liking
Jun 05EMD: Strong Emerging Market Debt CEF, 11.0% Yield, 12.5% Discount
Jan 14EMD: This Emerging Markets Debt CEF Can Add Diversification To A Portfolio
Dec 06EMD: Consider After A Credit Dislocation
Aug 04EMD: Fade The Rally
Feb 11Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund goes ex-dividend on Monday
Jan 20Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund declares $0.08 dividend
Nov 14Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund goes ex-dividend tomorrow
Sep 21EMD: Emerging Markets Bond CEF, Strong 11.3% Distribution Yield, Subpar Performance
May 08EMD - 7.73% Yield From This EM Closed End Fund
Sep 17Upcoming Dividend Payment
Stability and Growth of Payments
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Stable Dividend: EMD's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: EMD's dividend payments have fallen over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Dividend Yield vs Market |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (EMD) | 11.1% |
| Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.6% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 4.8% |
| Industry Average (Capital Markets) | 2.1% |
| Analyst forecast (EMD) (up to 3 years) | n/a |
Notable Dividend: EMD's dividend (11.08%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.6%).
High Dividend: EMD's dividend (11.08%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.81%)
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its high payout ratio (96.1%), EMD's dividend payments are not well covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonable cash payout ratio (54.4%), EMD's dividend payments are covered by cash flows.
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/05/11 22:12 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/05/09 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund Inc. is covered by 0 analysts. 0 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.