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Gulf Bank KSC (KUW:GBK) Dividend Payout Ratio : 4.00 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Gulf Bank KSC Dividend Payout Ratio?

Gulf Bank KSC's dividend payout ratio for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was 4.00.

Warning Sign:

If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of Gulf Bank KSC is 1.22, which seems too high.

The historical rank and industry rank for Gulf Bank KSC's Dividend Payout Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

KUW:GBK' s Dividend Payout Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.19   Med: 0.38   Max: 1.22
Current: 1.22


During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Gulf Bank KSC was 1.22. The lowest was 0.19. And the median was 0.38.

KUW:GBK's Dividend Payout Ratio is ranked worse than
95.7% of 1093 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 0.35 vs KUW:GBK: 1.22

As of today (2024-05-13), the Dividend Yield % of Gulf Bank KSC is 4.76%.

During the past 13 years, the highest Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Gulf Bank KSC was 2898.55%. The lowest was 1.29%. And the median was 3.17%.

Gulf Bank KSC's Dividends per Share for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was KWD0.01.

During the past 12 months, Gulf Bank KSC's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 266.70% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -2.90% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Gulf Bank KSC was 44.20% per year. The lowest was -20.60% per year. And the median was 3.00% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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


Gulf Bank KSC Dividend Payout Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Gulf Bank KSC'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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Gulf Bank KSC Dividend Payout Ratio Chart

Gulf Bank KSC Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Dividend Payout Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.45 1.11 0.33 0.33 0.50

Gulf Bank KSC Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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Competitive Comparison of Gulf Bank KSC's Dividend Payout Ratio

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Gulf Bank KSC'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.


Gulf Bank KSC's Dividend Payout Ratio Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Gulf Bank KSC's Dividend Payout Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Gulf Bank KSC's Dividend Payout Ratio falls into.



Gulf Bank KSC Dividend Payout Ratio Calculation

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

Gulf Bank KSC'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 )
=0.01/ 0.02
=0.50

Gulf Bank KSC's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio=Dividends per Share (Q: Mar. 2024 )/ EPS without NRI (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=0.012/ 0.003
=4.00

* 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.


Gulf Bank KSC (KUW:GBK) 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.


Gulf Bank KSC Dividend Payout Ratio Related Terms

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Gulf Bank KSC (KUW:GBK) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
Mubarak Al Kabir Street, P. O. Box 3200, Safat, Kuwait, KWT, 13032
Gulf Bank KSC is predominantly a Kuwait-based banking service company. The bank's business activities are mapped into two business lines which are Commercial Banking, Treasury & Investments. Commercial Banking engages in the acceptance of deposits from individuals, corporate and institutional customers, and providing consumer loans, overdrafts, credit card facilities, and funds transfer facilities to individuals; and other credit facilities to corporate and institutional customers. The Treasury & Investments segment provides money market, trading, and treasury services, as well as the management of the Bank's funding operations by use of Kuwait Government treasury bonds, government securities, placements, and acceptances with other banks.

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