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Abaxis (Abaxis) Forward Dividend Yield % : 0.87% (As of May. 11, 2024)


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What is Abaxis Forward Dividend Yield %?

As of today (2024-05-11), the Forward Annual Dividend Yield of Abaxis is 0.87%.

As of today (2024-05-11), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Abaxis is 0.77%.

ABAX's Forward Dividend Yield % is not ranked
in the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry.
Industry Median: 1.84 vs ABAX: 0.87

Abaxis's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Mar. 2018 was $0.16.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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


Competitive Comparison of Abaxis's Forward Dividend Yield %

For the Diagnostics & Research subindustry, Abaxis'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.


Abaxis's Forward Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Medical Diagnostics & Research Industry

For the Medical Diagnostics & Research industry and Healthcare sector, Abaxis's Forward Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

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



Abaxis Forward Dividend Yield % Calculation

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


Abaxis  (NAS:ABAX) 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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Abaxis (Abaxis) Business Description

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Abaxis Inc manufactures point-of-care blood analysis instruments and consumables for medical and veterinary care providers. The medical segment sells Piccolo Chemistry Analyzers, which can provide results about a blood sample in 12 minutes, and related reagents to physicians, hospitals, pharmacies, and other healthcare providers. The veterinary segment generates the majority of the firm's total revenue and sells products to animal hospitals, veterinary clinics, and private research laboratories. Products in this segment include the VetScan VS2 chemistry analyzer, animal-specific reagents, and rapid tests for canine and feline diseases. The vast majority of the firm's revenue comes from North America and Europe.
Executives
Richard Bastiani director C/O ABAXIS INC, 3240 WHIPPLE RD, UNION CITY CA 94587
Taylor Dean Ross Jr officer: CFO and VP of Finance C/O ABAXIS INC, 3240 WHIPPLE ROAD, UNION CITY CA 94587
Clinton Severson director, officer: CEO & Board Chairman C/O ABAXIS INC, 3240 WHIPPLE ROAD, UNION CITY CA 94587
Michael D Casey director ALLOS THERAPEUTICS, INC., 11080 CIRCLEPOINT ROAD, SUITE 200, WESTMINSTER CO 80020