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Gabelli Multimedia Trust (Gabelli Multimedia Trust) 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate : 0.40% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Gabelli Multimedia Trust 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate?

Gabelli Multimedia Trust's Dividends per Share for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.44.

During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 0.90% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 0.40% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average dividends per share growth rate.

During the past 7 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Gabelli Multimedia Trust was 58.70% per year. The lowest was -0.30% per year. And the median was 0.90% per year.

Gabelli Multimedia Trust's Dividend Payout Ratio for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was 4.27. As of today, Gabelli Multimedia Trust's Dividend Yield % is 15.07%.

Warning Sign:

If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of Gabelli Multimedia Trust Inc is 1.14, which seems too high.

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


Competitive Comparison of Gabelli Multimedia Trust's 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate

For the Asset Management subindustry, Gabelli Multimedia Trust's 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate, along with its competitors' market caps and 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate 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.


Gabelli Multimedia Trust's 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Gabelli Multimedia Trust's 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Gabelli Multimedia Trust's 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate falls into.



Gabelli Multimedia Trust 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate Calculation

This is the average annual rate that a company has been raising its dividends. The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average dividends per share growth rate.


Gabelli Multimedia Trust  (NYSE:GGT) 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate Explanation

1. Dividend Payout Ratio measures the percentage of the company's earnings paid out as dividends.

Gabelli Multimedia Trust's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio=Dividends per Share (Q: Dec. 2023 )/ EPS without NRI (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=0.44/ 0.103
=4.27

During the past 7 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Gabelli Multimedia Trust was 1.14. The lowest was 0.10. And the median was 0.68.

Warning Sign:

If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of Gabelli Multimedia Trust Inc is 1.14, which seems too high.

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

Gabelli Multimedia Trust Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
USD 0.2200002024-03-132024-03-142024-03-21Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.2200002023-12-142023-12-152023-12-22Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.2200002023-09-142023-09-152023-09-22Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.2200002023-06-142023-06-152023-06-23Cash DividendquarterlyUSD: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.

Gabelli Multimedia Trust's Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Dividend Yield %=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=0.88/5.84
=15.07 %

Current Share Price is $5.84.
Gabelli Multimedia Trust's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $0.88.

During the past 7 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Gabelli Multimedia Trust was 20.95%. The lowest was 2.23%. And the median was 11.05%.

* 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.


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Gabelli Multimedia Trust (Gabelli Multimedia Trust) Business Description

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Address
One Corporate Center, Rye, New York, NY, USA, 10580-1422
Gabelli Multimedia Trust Inc is a non-diversified closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is the long-term growth of capital. The fund invests at least 80% of its assets, under normal market conditions, in common stock and other securities, including convertible securities, preferred stock, options, and warrants of companies in the telecommunications, media, publishing, and entertainment industries.
Executives
Mario J Gabelli director 191 MASON STREET, GREENWICH CT 06830
Calgary Avansino director C/O GAMCO INVESTORS, INC., ONE CORPORATE CENTER, RYE NY 10580
Anthony S. Colavita director C/O GAMCO INVESTORS, INC., ONE CORPORATE CENTER, RYE NY 10580
Elizabeth C Bogan director C/O DINSMORE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO., 65 MADISON AVENUE, MORRISTOWN NJ 07960
Peter D. Goldstein officer: Secretary 249 ROYAL PALM WAY, SUITE 503, PALM BEACH FL 33480
James P Conn director
John Birch director C/O GAMCO INVESTORS, INC., ONE CORPORATE CENTER, RYE NY 10580
Bank Of America Corp /de/ 10 percent owner BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATE CENTER, 100 N TRYON ST, CHARLOTTE NC 28255
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc. other: Subsidiary 4 WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER, NORTH TOWER, NEW YORK NY 10080
Group Ag Ubs 10 percent owner BAHNHOFSTRASSE 45, ZURICH V8 CH-8001
Blue Ridge Investments, L.l.c. 10 percent owner ONE BRYANT PARK, NEW YORK NY 10036
John Chester Ball officer: Treasurer 800 CONNECTICUT AVENUE, NORWALK CT 06854
Kuni Nakamura director 1 MARTIN BUTLER COURT, RYE NY 10580
Christopher J. Marangi director C/O GAMCO INVESTORS, INC., ONE CORPORATE CENTER, RYE NY 10580
Salvatore J Zizza director 810 SEVENTH AVE, 27TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019

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