Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Ltd.

NYSEAM:ECF.PRA Stock Report

Market Cap: US$127.3m

Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Dividend

Dividend criteria checks 3/6

Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 5.63%.

Key information

5.6%

Dividend yield

93%

Payout ratio

Industry average yield2.0%
Next dividend pay daten/a
Ex dividend daten/a
Dividend per shareUS$0.520
Earnings per shareUS$0.56
Future Dividend Yieldn/a

Recent dividend updates

Recent updates

Stability and Growth of Payments

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

Growing Dividend: ECF.PRA's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.


Dividend Yield vs Market

Ellsworth Growth and Income Fund Dividend Yield vs Market
How does ECF.PRA dividend yield compare to the market?
SegmentDividend Yield
Company (ECF.PRA)5.6%
Market Bottom 25% (US)1.5%
Market Top 25% (US)4.5%
Industry Average (Capital Markets)2.0%
Analyst forecast (ECF.PRA) (up to 3 years)n/a

Notable Dividend: ECF.PRA's dividend (5.63%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.45%).

High Dividend: ECF.PRA's dividend (5.63%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.46%)


Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: With its high payout ratio (93.4%), ECF.PRA's dividend payments are not well covered by earnings.


Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: Insufficient data to calculate ECF.PRA's cash payout ratio to determine if its dividend payments are covered by cash flows.