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Saul Centers (Saul Centers) 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate

: 3.60% (As of Dec. 2023)
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Saul Centers's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.59.

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

BFS' s 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -8.5   Med: 3.1   Max: 118.3
Current: 3.6

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Saul Centers was 118.30% per year. The lowest was -8.50% per year. And the median was 3.10% per year.

BFS's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate is ranked better than
58.27% of 508 companies
in the REITs industry
Industry Median: 2.1 vs BFS: 3.60

During the past 12 months, Saul Centers's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 1.70% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 3.60% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 2.70% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 4.80% 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.

Saul Centers's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.34. As of today, Saul Centers's Dividend Yield % is 6.50%.

Warning Sign:

If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of Saul Centers Inc is 1.36, which seems too high.

Good Sign:

Saul Centers Inc stock dividend yield is close to 3-year high.

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


Competitive Comparison

For the REIT - Retail subindustry, Saul Centers'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.


Saul Centers 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Distribution

For the REITs industry and Real Estate sector, Saul Centers's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate distribution charts can be found below:

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



Saul Centers 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.


Saul Centers  (NYSE:BFS) 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Explanation

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

Saul Centers'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 )
=0.59/ 0.44
=1.34

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Saul Centers was 1.70. The lowest was 1.12. And the median was 1.33.

Warning Sign:

If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of Saul Centers Inc is 1.36, which seems too high.

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

Saul Centers Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
USD 0.5902024-04-122024-04-152024-04-30Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.5902024-01-122024-01-162024-01-31Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.5902023-10-132023-10-162023-10-31Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.5902023-07-142023-07-172023-07-31Cash 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.

Saul Centers's Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Dividend Yield %=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=2.36/36.24
=6.51 %

Current Share Price is $36.24.
Saul Centers's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $2.36.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Saul Centers was 8.80%. The lowest was 2.60%. And the median was 3.89%.

Good Sign:

Saul Centers Inc stock dividend yield is close to 3-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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Saul Centers (Saul Centers) Business Description

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Address
7501 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 1500E, Bethesda, MD, USA, 20814-6522
Saul Centers Inc is a self-managed real estate investment trust which invests in, operates, and develops retail and commercial properties. The company's portfolio includes community and neighbourhood shopping centres, office properties, and mixed-use properties. Properties are primarily located in the Washington, D.C. and Maryland metropolitan areas. Saul Centers operates through two business segments: shopping centers, which contribute the maximum portion of total revenue; and mixed-use properties. Major tenants include grocery stores, discount department stores, and drug stores.
Executives
Saul B Francis Ii director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer 8401 CONNECTICUT AVE, CHEVY CHASE MD 20815
Carlos Lawrence Heard officer: Senior Vice President & CFO 7501 WISCONSIN AVENUE, SUITE 1500, BETHESDA MD 20814
David Todd Pearson officer: Executive V.P.-Real Estate 7501 WISCONSIN AVENUE, SUITE 1500, BETHESDA MD 20895
Patricia Saul Lotuff director 7501 WISCONSIN AVENUE, 15TH FLOOR, BETHESDA MD 20814
John E Chapoton director BROWN INVESTMENT ADVISORY INCORPORATED, 1717 H STREET, NW, FIFTH FLOOR, WASHINGTON DC 20006
H. Gregory Platts director 7501 WISCONSIN AVENUE, 15TH FLOOR, BETHESDA MD 20814
Clancy George Patrick Jr director 1100 H ST NW, WASHINGTON DC 20080
Philip D Caraci director
James Page Lansdale officer: Exec. VP - Real Estate 7501 WISCONSIN AVENUE, SUITE 1500, BETHESDA MD 20814
Joel Albert Friedman officer: Sr. V.P./Chief Acctng Officer 7501 WISCONSIN AVENUE, SUITE 1500, BETHESDA MD 20814
Mark Iii Sullivan director 7501 WISCONSIN AVENUE, SUITE 1500, BETHESDA MD 20814
John F Collich officer: Sr. VP-Acquisitions & Dev.
Lori Godby officer: Senior Vice Pres.-Residential 7501 WISCONSIN AVENUE, SUITE 1500, BETHESDA MD 20814
Judith K. Garland officer: SVP, Office and Retail 7501 WISCONSIN AVENUE, SUITE 1500, BETHESDA MD 20814
Willoughby B. Laycock director, officer: VP-Residential Development 7501 WISCONSIN AVE., SUITE 1400, BETHESDA MD 20814

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