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Dis-Chem Pharmacies (JSE:DCP) Dividend Payout Ratio : 0.32 (As of Aug. 2023)


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What is Dis-Chem Pharmacies Dividend Payout Ratio?

Dis-Chem Pharmacies's dividend payout ratio for the months ended in Aug. 2023 was 0.32.

The historical rank and industry rank for Dis-Chem Pharmacies's Dividend Payout Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

JSE:DCP' s Dividend Payout Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.33   Med: 0.4   Max: 0.51
Current: 0.45


During the past 10 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Dis-Chem Pharmacies was 0.51. The lowest was 0.33. And the median was 0.40.

JSE:DCP's Dividend Payout Ratio is ranked worse than
56.95% of 223 companies
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry
Industry Median: 0.39 vs JSE:DCP: 0.45

As of today (2024-05-22), the Dividend Yield % of Dis-Chem Pharmacies is 1.24%.

During the past 10 years, the highest Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Dis-Chem Pharmacies was 2.15%. The lowest was 0.70%. And the median was 1.42%.

Dis-Chem Pharmacies's Dividends per Share for the months ended in Aug. 2023 was R0.19.

During the past 12 months, Dis-Chem Pharmacies's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 17.40% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 22.50% per year.

During the past 10 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Dis-Chem Pharmacies was 22.50% per year. The lowest was 14.90% per year. And the median was 18.70% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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


Dis-Chem Pharmacies Dividend Payout Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Dis-Chem Pharmacies's Dividend Payout Ratio can be seen below:

* 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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Dis-Chem Pharmacies Dividend Payout Ratio Chart

Dis-Chem Pharmacies Annual Data
Trend Feb14 Feb15 Feb16 Feb17 Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23
Dividend Payout Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.40 0.38 - 0.51 0.42

Dis-Chem Pharmacies Semi-Annual Data
Feb14 Feb15 Aug15 Feb16 Aug16 Feb17 Aug17 Feb18 Aug18 Feb19 Aug19 Feb20 Aug20 Feb21 Aug21 Feb22 Aug22 Feb23 Aug23
Dividend Payout Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.64 0.39 0.29 0.61 0.32

Competitive Comparison of Dis-Chem Pharmacies's Dividend Payout Ratio

For the Pharmaceutical Retailers subindustry, Dis-Chem Pharmacies'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.


Dis-Chem Pharmacies's Dividend Payout Ratio Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Dis-Chem Pharmacies's Dividend Payout Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Dis-Chem Pharmacies's Dividend Payout Ratio falls into.



Dis-Chem Pharmacies Dividend Payout Ratio Calculation

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

Dis-Chem Pharmacies's Dividend Payout Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Feb. 2023 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio=Dividends per Share (A: Feb. 2023 )/ EPS without NRI (A: Feb. 2023 )
=0.483/ 1.164
=0.41

Dis-Chem Pharmacies's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Aug. 2023 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio=Dividends per Share (Q: Aug. 2023 )/ EPS without NRI (Q: Aug. 2023 )
=0.185/ 0.582
=0.32

* 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.


Dis-Chem Pharmacies (JSE:DCP) 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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Dis-Chem Pharmacies (JSE:DCP) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
23 Stag Road, Glen Austin, Midrand, Johannesburg, GT, ZAF, 1685
Dis-Chem Pharmacies Ltd is a pharmaceutical company based in South Africa. Its product portfolio includes personal care products, beauty products, healthcare and nutrition products, and dispensary and baby care products. The operating segments of the group are Retail and Wholesale. It derives maximum revenue from the Retail segment, which includes company stores, retailers of pharmaceutical and a variety of health and beauty products, as well as pharma-logistic services and oncology and retailers of pharmaceutical products. The Wholesale segment consists of the CJ wholesale and company distribution businesses, wholesalers of pharmaceuticals, and a variety of health and beauty products. Geographically, the group carries its business operations principally in South Africa.