Sonic Healthcare Limited

OTCPK:SKHC.F Stock Report

Market Cap: US$8.3b

Sonic Healthcare Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 3/6

Sonic Healthcare is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 3.85%.

Key information

3.8%

Dividend yield

-1.5%

Buyback Yield

Total Shareholder Yield2.4%
Future Dividend Yield4.2%
Dividend Growth-0.5%
Next dividend pay daten/a
Ex dividend daten/a
Dividend per shareUS$0.734
Payout ratio99%

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Stability and Growth of Payments

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Stable Dividend: SKHC.F's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.

Growing Dividend: SKHC.F's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.


Dividend Yield vs Market

Sonic Healthcare Dividend Yield vs Market
How does SKHC.F dividend yield compare to the market?
SegmentDividend Yield
Company (SKHC.F)3.8%
Market Bottom 25% (US)1.4%
Market Top 25% (US)4.4%
Industry Average (Healthcare)1.9%
Analyst forecast (SKHC.F) (up to 3 years)4.2%

Notable Dividend: SKHC.F's dividend (3.85%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.45%).

High Dividend: SKHC.F's dividend (3.85%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.5%).


Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: With its high payout ratio (98.7%), SKHC.F's dividend payments are not well covered by earnings.


Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: With its high cash payout ratio (103.5%), SKHC.F's dividend payments are not well covered by cash flows.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/24 08:50
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/24 00:00
Earnings2024/06/30
Annual Earnings2024/06/30

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Company Financials10 years
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  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
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  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
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Ownership10 years
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  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Sonic Healthcare Limited is covered by 31 analysts. 14 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Dennis HulmeAPP Securities Pty Ltd.
Russell WrightBarclay Pearce Capital Pty Limited
Benjamin BrayshawBarrenjoey Markets Pty Limited