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 2.55% that is well covered by earnings.
Key information
2.6%
Dividend yield
1.1%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 3.6% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 4.3% |
| Dividend Growth | -11.6% |
| Next dividend pay date | n/a |
| Ex dividend date | n/a |
| Dividend per share | R0.440 |
| Payout ratio | 47% |
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 20Capital Allocation Trends At Life Healthcare Group Holdings (JSE:LHC) Aren't Ideal
May 14How Many Life Healthcare Group Holdings Limited (JSE:LHC) Shares Did Insiders Buy, In The Last Year?
Mar 21Stability 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 |
|---|
| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (LHC) | 2.6% |
| Market Bottom 25% (ZA) | 3.2% |
| Market Top 25% (ZA) | 8.0% |
| Industry Average (Healthcare) | 1.7% |
| Analyst forecast (LHC) (up to 3 years) | 4.3% |
Notable Dividend: LHC's dividend (2.55%) isn’t notable compared to the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the ZA market (3.18%).
High Dividend: LHC's dividend (2.55%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the ZA market (8.04%).
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its reasonably low payout ratio (47%), LHC's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its low cash payout ratio (21.5%), LHC's dividend payments are well covered by cash flows.