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Gentex (Gentex) 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate : 6.70% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Gentex 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate?

Gentex's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.12.

During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 0.30% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 6.70% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 6.50% 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 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Gentex was 35.10% per year. The lowest was -0.50% per year. And the median was 7.40% per year.

Gentex's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.25. As of today, Gentex's Dividend Yield % is 1.43%.

Warning Sign:

Gentex Corp stock dividend yield is close to 3-year low.

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Competitive Comparison of Gentex's 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate

For the Auto Parts subindustry, Gentex'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.


Gentex's 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate Distribution in the Vehicles & Parts Industry

For the Vehicles & Parts industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Gentex's 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate distribution charts can be found below:

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



Gentex 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.


Gentex  (NAS:GNTX) 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate Explanation

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

Gentex'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 )
=0.12/ 0.486
=0.25

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Gentex was 0.40. The lowest was 0.21. And the median was 0.31.

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

Gentex Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
USD 0.1202024-04-042024-04-052024-04-17Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.1202024-01-042024-01-052024-01-17Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.1202023-10-052023-10-062023-10-18Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.1202023-07-062023-07-072023-07-19Cash 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.

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

Dividend Yield %=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=0.48/34.71
=1.38 %

Current Share Price is $34.71.
Gentex's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $0.48.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Gentex was 2.51%. The lowest was 1.15%. And the median was 1.78%.

Warning Sign:

Gentex Corp stock dividend yield is close to 3-year low.

* 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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Gentex (Gentex) Business Description

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Address
600 North Centennial Street, Zeeland, MI, USA, 49464
Gentex was founded in 1974 to produce smoke-detection equipment. The company sold its first glare-control interior mirror in 1982 and its first model using electrochromic technology in 1987. Automotive revenue is about 98% of total revenue. The company is constantly developing new applications for the technology to remain on top. Sales in 2022 totaled about $1.9 billion with 44.2 million mirrors shipped. The unit mix breaks out as 65% interior and 35% exterior, versus about 32% exterior in 2020. The company is based in Zeeland, Michigan.
Executives
Anderson Joseph B Jr director MERITOR, INC., 2135 WEST MAPLE ROAD, TROY MI 48084-7186
Kathleen Starkoff director 4304 SUNBURY ROAD, GALENA OH 43021-9318
Gary F Goode director 2801 EAST BELTLINE, N.E., GRAND RAPIDS MI 49525
James A Hollars director 23880 MESSINA COURT, BONITA SPRINGS FL 34134
Richard O Schaum director 388 WARREN COURT, BIRMINGHAM MI 48009
Neil Boehm officer: Chief Technology Officer 600 N. CENTENNIAL STREET, ZEELAND MI 49464
Scott P Ryan officer: General Counsel 7592 KIRKWOOD TRAIL SE, ALTO MI 49302
Steven R Downing officer: Chief Financial Officer 14814 CREEK EDGE DRIVE, HOLLAND MI 49424
James H Wallace director 2625 WYNDBEND BLVD, POWELL OH 43065
John A Mulder director 16680 LYONHURST CIRCLE, NORTHVILLE MI 48167
Ling Zang director 6291 SHENANDOAH PARK AVE, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84121
Matthew Chiodo officer: Vice President of Sales 600 N. CENTENNIAL STREET, ZEELAND MI 49464
Kevin C Nash officer: Chief Accounting Officer 2608 104TH AVENUE, ZEELAND MI 49464
Frederick A Sotok director
Brian C Walker director