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WAM Active (ASX:WAA) Forward Dividend Yield % : 7.50% (As of May. 06, 2024)


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What is WAM Active Forward Dividend Yield %?

As of today (2024-05-06), the Forward Annual Dividend Yield of WAM Active is 7.50%.

As of today (2024-05-06), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of WAM Active is 7.50%.

ASX:WAA's Forward Dividend Yield % is ranked better than
62.55% of 1207 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 5.83 vs ASX:WAA: 7.50

WAM Active's Dividends per Share for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was A$0.03.

During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 1.30% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -0.20% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of WAM Active was 62.00% per year. The lowest was -18.70% per year. And the median was 3.40% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

For more information regarding to dividend, please check our Dividend Page.


Competitive Comparison of WAM Active's Forward Dividend Yield %

For the Asset Management subindustry, WAM Active's Forward Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Forward Dividend Yield % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


WAM Active's Forward Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, WAM Active's Forward Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where WAM Active's Forward Dividend Yield % falls into.



WAM Active Forward Dividend Yield % Calculation

Dividend Yield measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

WAM Active Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
AUD 0.0300002024-04-152024-04-162024-04-26Cash Dividendsemi-annuallyAUD:AUD 1.000000
AUD 0.0300002023-10-032023-10-042023-10-16Cash Dividendsemi-annuallyAUD:AUD 1.000000

* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.

WAM Active's Forward Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Forward Annual Dividend Yield=Forward Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=0.06/0.80
=7.50 %

Current Share Price is A$0.80.
WAM Active's Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as A$0.03 * 2 = A$0.06.

WAM Active's Trailing Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Trailing Annual Dividend Yield=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=0.06/0.80
=7.50 %

Current Share Price is A$0.80.
WAM Active's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is A$0.06.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


WAM Active  (ASX:WAA) Forward Dividend Yield % Explanation

Over the long term, the return from dividends has been a significant contributor to the total returns produced by equity securities. Studies by Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh, and Mike Staunton of Princeton University (2002) found that a market-oriented portfolio, which included reinvested dividends, would have generated nearly 85 times the wealth generated by the same portfolio relying solely on capital gains.

Dividends may also qualify a lower tax rate for investors.

In dividends investing, Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.

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WAM Active (ASX:WAA) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
Governor Phillip Tower, Level 26, 1 Farrer Place, Sydney, NSW, AUS, 2000
WAM Active Ltd is an asset management company. Its principal activity is making investments in listed companies. Its investment objectives are to deliver investors a regular income stream in the form of fully franked dividends; provide investors with a positive return, after fees, along with low volatility over most periods; and preserve capital in both the short term and long term.

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