Life Healthcare Group Holdings Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 2/6
Life Healthcare Group Holdings is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 3.12% that is well covered by earnings.
Key information
3.1%
Dividend yield
1.2%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 4.3% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 5.3% |
| Dividend Growth | -9.3% |
| Next dividend pay date | n/a |
| Ex dividend date | n/a |
| Dividend per share | R0.500 |
| Payout ratio | 36% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
Here's What's Concerning About Life Healthcare Group Holdings' (JSE:LHC) Returns On Capital
Aug 05
Life Healthcare Group Holdings (JSE:LHC) Is Increasing Its Dividend To ZAR0.17
May 30Life Healthcare Group Holdings (JSE:LHC) Could Be Struggling To Allocate Capital
Apr 20Is Life Healthcare Group Holdings (JSE:LHC) Using Too Much Debt?
Mar 18Life Healthcare Group Holdings (JSE:LHC) Will Want To Turn Around Its Return Trends
Dec 24We Think That There Are More Issues For Life Healthcare Group Holdings (JSE:LHC) Than Just Sluggish Earnings
Nov 24Life Healthcare Group Holdings' (JSE:LHC) Dividend Will Be ZAR0.25
Nov 23An Intrinsic Calculation For Life Healthcare Group Holdings Limited (JSE:LHC) Suggests It's 49% Undervalued
Sep 14Is Life Healthcare Group Holdings (JSE:LHC) Using Too Much Debt?
Aug 15Returns On Capital Signal Tricky Times Ahead For Life Healthcare Group Holdings (JSE:LHC)
Jul 31Are Investors Undervaluing Life Healthcare Group Holdings Limited (JSE:LHC) By 44%?
May 19Be Wary Of Life Healthcare Group Holdings (JSE:LHC) And Its Returns On Capital
Apr 28An Intrinsic Calculation For Life Healthcare Group Holdings Limited (JSE:LHC) Suggests It's 30% Undervalued
Feb 08There Are Reasons To Feel Uneasy About Life Healthcare Group Holdings' (JSE:LHC) Returns On Capital
Jan 25With Life Healthcare Group Holdings Limited (JSE:LHC) It Looks Like You'll Get What You Pay For
Jan 08Does Life Healthcare Group Holdings (JSE:LHC) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?
Nov 28Are Investors Undervaluing Life Healthcare Group Holdings Limited (JSE:LHC) By 24%?
Oct 19Life Healthcare Group Holdings (JSE:LHC) Is Reinvesting At Lower Rates Of Return
Aug 16We Think Life Healthcare Group Holdings (JSE:LHC) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt
Jul 20Stability and Growth of Payments
Fetching dividends data
Stable Dividend: LHC's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: LHC's dividend payments have fallen over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| Life Healthcare Group Holdings Dividend Yield vs Market |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (LHC) | 3.1% |
| Market Bottom 25% (ZA) | 3.2% |
| Market Top 25% (ZA) | 7.9% |
| Industry Average (Healthcare) | 1.8% |
| Analyst forecast (LHC) (up to 3 years) | 5.3% |
Notable Dividend: LHC's dividend (3.12%) isn’t notable compared to the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the ZA market (3.24%).
High Dividend: LHC's dividend (3.12%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the ZA market (7.88%).
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its reasonably low payout ratio (36.3%), LHC's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonably low cash payout ratio (33.2%), LHC's dividend payments are well covered by cash flows.
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/01/30 16:20 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/01/30 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
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
Life Healthcare Group Holdings Limited is covered by 17 analysts. 7 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Rendani Magalela | Absa Bank Limited |
| Sean Ungerer | Arqaam Capital Research Offshore S.A.L. |
| Simon Mather | Barclays |