Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd (Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd) Dividend Payout Ratio : 0.79 (As of Dec. 2023)

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What is Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd Dividend Payout Ratio?

Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd's dividend payout ratio for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.79.

Warning Sign:

If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd Inc is 0.89, which seems too high.

The historical rank and industry rank for Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd's Dividend Payout Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

MSD' s Dividend Payout Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.39 Med: 0.73 Max: 0.94
Current: 0.89

During the past 7 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd was 0.94. The lowest was 0.39. And the median was 0.73.

MSD's Dividend Payout Ratio is ranked worse than
55.33% of 938 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 0.82 vs MSD: 0.89

As of today (2024-04-29), the Dividend Yield % of Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd is 11.49%.

During the past 7 years, the highest Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd was 11.57%. The lowest was 4.52%. And the median was 6.13%.

Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd's Dividends per Share for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.41.

During the past 12 months, Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 57.90% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 20.50% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 4.40% per year.

During the past 7 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd was 20.50% per year. The lowest was -9.30% per year. And the median was -4.25% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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

Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd Dividend Payout Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd's Dividend Payout Ratio can be seen below:

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* 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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Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd Dividend Payout Ratio Chart

Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd Annual Data

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Dec22

Dec23

Dividend Payout Ratio

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0.39

0.94

0.89

Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd Semi-Annual Data
	Dec17	Jun18	Dec18	Jun19	Dec19	Jun20	Dec20	Jun21	Dec21	Jun22	Dec22	Jun23	Dec23
Dividend Payout Ratio	Get a 7-Day Free Trial								-	-	0.89	1.05	0.79

Competitive Comparison of Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd's Dividend Payout Ratio

For the Asset Management subindustry, Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd's Dividend Payout Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Payout Ratio 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.

Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd's Dividend Payout Ratio Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd's Dividend Payout Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd's Dividend Payout Ratio falls into.

Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd Dividend Payout Ratio Calculation

Dividend payout ratio measures the percentage of the company's earnings paid out as dividends.

Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd's Dividend Payout Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio	=	Dividends per Share (A: Dec. 2023 )	/	EPS without NRI (A: Dec. 2023 )
	=	0.758	/	0.85
	=	0.89

Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd'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 )
	=	0.413	/	0.52
	=	0.79

Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd (NYSE:MSD) Dividend Payout Ratio Explanation

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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Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd (Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd) Business Description

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Address

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Website

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Morgan Stanley Emerg Mkts Debt Fd Inc is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund's primary investment objective is to produce high current income and as a secondary objective to seek capital appreciation, through investments mainly in debt securities of government and government-related issuers located in emerging countries, of entities organized to restructure the outstanding debt of such issuers and debt securities of corporate issuers in or organized under the laws of emerging countries.

Executives

Michael J Key	officer: Vice President	1633 BROADWAY, 29TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Kyle Lee	officer: Portfolio Manager	1633 BROADWAY, 19TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Federico C Sequeda	officer: Portfolio Manager	TWO INTERNATIONAL PLACE, BOSTON MA 02110
Ali Akbar Causer	officer: Portfolio Manager	TWO INTERNATIONAL PLACE, BOSTON MA 02110
Eddie Arthur Grier	other: Advisory Board Member	11700 PLAZA AMERICA DRIVE, SUITE 500, RESTON VA 20190
Frances Cashman	other: Advisory Board Member	MORGAN STANLEY INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, 1633 BROADWAY 29TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Deidre Downes	officer: Chief Compliance Officer	1633 BROADWAY, 29TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Patricia A Maleski	director	C/O J P MORGAN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC, 522 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10036
Timothy J Knierim	officer: CCO	100 MULBERRY STREET, NEWARK NJ 07102
Sahil Tandon	officer: Portfolio Manager	522 5TH AVE, NEW YORK NY 10036
Jakki L. Haussler	director	221 EAST FOURTH STREET, CINCINNATI OH 45202
Nancy Everett	director	1812 PARK AVE, RICHMOND VA 23220
Nystedt Bo Jens Andreas	other: Portfolio Manager	522 5TH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10036
Warren John Mar	other: Portfolio Manager	522 5TH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10036
Joseph C Benedetti	officer: Vice President	C/O INVESCO, 225 LIBERTY STREET, NEW YORK NY 10281