As of today (2024-04-19), the Forward Annual Dividend Yield of Ajinomoto Co is 1.44%.
As of today (2024-04-19), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Ajinomoto Co is 1.44%.
AJINY's Forward Dividend Yield % is ranked worse than 74.03% of 1086
companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 2.55
vs AJINY: 1.44
Ajinomoto Co's Dividends per Share for the
three
months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.00.
During the past 12 months, Ajinomoto Co's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 25.40% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 28.60% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 16.10% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 11.20% per year.
During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Ajinomoto Co was 28.60% per year. The lowest was 2.20% per year. And the median was 8.05% per year.
The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.
For more information regarding to dividend, please check our Dividend Page.
Competitive Comparison
For the Packaged Foods subindustry, Ajinomoto Co'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.
Ajinomoto Co Forward Dividend Yield % Distribution
For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Ajinomoto Co's Forward Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Ajinomoto Co's Forward Dividend Yield % falls into.
Ajinomoto Co Forward Dividend Yield % Calculation
Dividend Yield measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.
Ajinomoto Co Recent Full-Year* Dividend History
Amount
Ex-date
Record Date
Pay Date
Type
Frequency
Forex Rate
USD 0.252
2023-09-28
2023-09-29
2023-12-18
Cash Dividend
semi-annually
USD:USD 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.
Ajinomoto Co's Forward Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as
Forward Annual Dividend Yield
=
Forward Full Year Dividend
/
Current Share Price
=
0.504
/
35.34
=
1.43 %
Current Share Price is $35.34.
Ajinomoto Co's Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as $0.252 * 2 = $0.504.
Ajinomoto Co's Trailing Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield
=
Most Recent Full Year Dividend
/
Current Share Price
=
0.252
/
35.34
=
0.71 %
Current Share Price is $35.34.
Ajinomoto Co's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $0.252.
* 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.
Ajinomoto Co (OTCPK:AJINY) 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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Ajinomoto is Japan's leading food company specializing in amino acids and seasonings derived from amino acid fermentation technologies. It also produces processed foods including dry soup mixes, frozen foods, and beverage products. Apart from the consumer business, it is a key supplier of MSG and nucleotides to global food manufacturers including Nestle. The food business represents nearly three fourths of group sales and 80%-plus of profits with nearly two thirds generated overseas. Healthcare and function materials (mainly Ajinomoto build-up film, or ABF), the key growth drivers through 2030, make up the balance of its business portfolio. The nonfood businesses are expected to contribute half of the group profits by 2030, boosted by ABF and CDMO growth.
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