Vodacom Group Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 3/6
Vodacom Group is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 5.66% that is well covered by earnings.
Key information
5.7%
Dividend yield
0.2%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 5.9% |
| Future Dividend Yield | 8.3% |
| Dividend Growth | 0.7% |
| Next dividend pay date | n/a |
| Ex dividend date | n/a |
| Dividend per share | R5.700 |
| Payout ratio | 75% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
Vodacom Group (JSE:VOD) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet
Dec 05
Vodacom Group's (JSE:VOD) Dividend Will Be ZAR2.85
Nov 14Some Shareholders Feeling Restless Over Vodacom Group Limited's (JSE:VOD) P/E Ratio
Oct 11Capital Investment Trends At Vodacom Group (JSE:VOD) Look Strong
Sep 14Vodacom Group (JSE:VOD) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly
Aug 24Vodacom Group (JSE:VOD) Is Aiming To Keep Up Its Impressive Returns
Jun 04Earnings Not Telling The Story For Vodacom Group Limited (JSE:VOD)
Apr 19The Returns At Vodacom Group (JSE:VOD) Aren't Growing
Feb 29Vodacom Group Limited's (JSE:VOD) Share Price Not Quite Adding Up
Jan 18Is Vodacom Group (JSE:VOD) Using Too Much Debt?
Dec 28Stability and Growth of Payments
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Stable Dividend: VOD's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: VOD's dividend payments have fallen over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| Vodacom Group Dividend Yield vs Market |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (VOD) | 5.7% |
| Market Bottom 25% (ZA) | 3.2% |
| Market Top 25% (ZA) | 7.8% |
| Industry Average (Wireless Telecom) | 5.7% |
| Analyst forecast (VOD) (up to 3 years) | 8.3% |
Notable Dividend: VOD's dividend (5.66%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the ZA market (3.19%).
High Dividend: VOD's dividend (5.66%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the ZA market (7.83%).
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its reasonable payout ratio (74.7%), VOD's dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonably low cash payout ratio (43.6%), VOD'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 | 2024/12/22 01:02 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/20 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/03/31 |
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
Vodacom Group Limited is covered by 31 analysts. 10 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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| Jonathan Bradley | Absa Bank Limited |
| Niel Venter | Absa Bank Limited |
| Sameera Cassim | Afrifocus Securities (Pty) Ltd. |