Empiric Student Property Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 3/6
Empiric Student Property is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 2.77% that is well covered by earnings.
Key information
2.8%
Dividend yield
n/a
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | n/a |
| Future Dividend Yield | 4.3% |
| Dividend Growth | -8.5% |
| Next dividend pay date | n/a |
| Ex dividend date | n/a |
| Dividend per share | n/a |
| Payout ratio | 48% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
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Stability and Growth of Payments
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Stable Dividend: EPCF.F has been paying a dividend for less than 10 years and during this time payments have been volatile.
Growing Dividend: EPCF.F's dividend payments have increased, but the company has only paid a dividend for 8 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| Empiric Student Property Dividend Yield vs Market |
|---|
| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (EPCF.F) | 2.8% |
| Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.3% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 4.2% |
| Industry Average (REITs) | 5.4% |
| Analyst forecast (EPCF.F) (up to 3 years) | 4.3% |
Notable Dividend: EPCF.F's dividend (2.77%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.57%).
High Dividend: EPCF.F's dividend (2.77%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.85%).
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its reasonably low payout ratio (47.9%), EPCF.F's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonably low cash payout ratio (36.1%), EPCF.F's dividend payments are well covered by cash flows.