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First Community (First Community) 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate : 5.30% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is First Community 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate?

First Community's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.14.

The historical rank and industry rank for First Community's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate or its related term are showing as below:

FCCO' s 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -20.6   Med: 10.5   Max: 20.5
Current: 5.3

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of First Community was 20.50% per year. The lowest was -20.60% per year. And the median was 10.50% per year.

FCCO's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate is ranked worse than
58.56% of 777 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 7.5 vs FCCO: 5.30

During the past 12 months, First Community's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 7.70% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 5.30% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 6.40% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 9.90% 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.

First Community's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.34. As of today, First Community's Dividend Yield % is 3.36%.

Good Sign:

First Community Corp stock dividend yield is close to 10-year high.

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Competitive Comparison of First Community's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, First Community's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-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.


First Community's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, First Community's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where First Community's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate falls into.



First Community 3-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 expontential compound based on the latest four year annual data.

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.


First Community  (NAS:FCCO) 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Explanation

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

First Community'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 )
=0.14/ 0.417
=0.34

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of First Community was 0.39. The lowest was 0.24. And the median was 0.30.

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

First Community Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
USD 0.1402024-02-052024-02-062024-02-20Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.1402023-10-302023-10-312023-11-14Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.1402023-07-312023-08-012023-08-15Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.1402023-05-012023-05-022023-05-16Cash 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.

First Community's Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Dividend Yield %=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=0.56/16.63
=3.37 %

Current Share Price is $16.63.
First Community's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $0.56.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of First Community was 3.76%. The lowest was 1.41%. And the median was 2.15%.

Good Sign:

First Community Corp stock dividend yield is close to 10-year high.

* 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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First Community (First Community) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
5455 Sunset Boulevard, Lexington, SC, USA, 29072
First Community Corp is a bank holding company, which provides commercial banking services. It is engaged in the general commercial and retail banking business characterized by personalized service and local decision making, emphasizing the banking needs of small to medium-sized businesses, professional concerns, and individuals. It operates through following segments: Commercial and Retail Banking; Mortgage Banking; Investment Advisory and Non-Deposit; and Corporate. It offers checking, savings, money market, individual retirement, and certificates of deposit accounts. Its lending lines include consumer loans, real estate loans, home improvement loans, home loans, flex loans, construction loans, agricultural loans, and others.
Executives
E. Leland Reynolds director 5455 SUNSET BLVD, LEXINGTON SC 29072
Michael C Crapps director, officer: President & CEO C/O FIRST COMMUNITY CORP, P O BOX 64, LEXINGTON SC 29071
Jan H Hollar director 300 E. BROAD ST., STATESVILLE NC 28677
Edward J. Tarver director C/O FIRST COMMUNITY CORPORATION, 5455 SUNSET BLVD, LEXINGTON SC 29072
Mickey Layden director 5455 SUNSET BLVD., LEXINGTON SC 29072
Ray E Jones director 5455 SUNSET BLVD., LEXINGTON SC 29072
Jane S Sosebee director C/O PALMETTO BANCSHARES, INC., 306 EAST NORTH STREET, GREENVILLE SC 29601
Tanya A Butts officer: Executive Vice Pres 104 S. MAIN STREET, GREENVILLE SC 29601
Jack W. Walker officer: EVP and Chief Credit Officer C/O FIRST COMMUNITY CORPORATION, 5455 SUNSET BLVD, LEXINGTON SC 29072
Donald Shawn Jordan officer: EVP and CFO C/O FIRST COMMUNITY CORPORATION, 5455 SUNSET BLVD, LEXINGTON SC 29072
Thomas Carlton Brown director C/O FIRST COMMUNITY CORP, P O BOX 64, LEXINGTON SC 29071
David K Proctor officer: Senior Vice President C/O FIRST COMMUNITY CORP, P O BOX 64, LEXINGTON SC 29071
Joseph G Sawyer officer: Senior Vice President & CFO C/O FIRST COMMUNITY CORP, P O BOX 64, LEXINGTON SC 29071
Richard K Bogan director C/O FIRST COMMUNITY CORP, P O BOX 64, LEXINGTON SC 29071
Anita B Easter director C/O FIRST COMMUNITY CORP, P O BOX 64, LEXINGTON SC 29071