Smart (J) (Contractors) (LSE:SMJ) Dividend Payout Ratio : 4.60 (As of Jan. 2024)

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What is Smart (J) (Contractors) Dividend Payout Ratio?

Smart (J) (Contractors)'s dividend payout ratio for the months ended in Jan. 2024 was 4.60.

Warning Sign:

If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of Smart (J) & Co (Contractors) PLC is 6.60, which seems too high.

The historical rank and industry rank for Smart (J) (Contractors)'s Dividend Payout Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:SMJ' s Dividend Payout Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.13 Med: 0.36 Max: 8
Current: 6.6

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Smart (J) (Contractors) was 8.00. The lowest was 0.13. And the median was 0.36.

LSE:SMJ's Dividend Payout Ratio is ranked worse than
98.9% of 820 companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 0.35 vs LSE:SMJ: 6.60

As of today (2024-05-22), the Dividend Yield % of Smart (J) (Contractors) is 2.58%.

During the past 13 years, the highest Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Smart (J) (Contractors) was 3.45%. The lowest was 1.84%. And the median was 2.78%.

Smart (J) (Contractors)'s Dividends per Share for the months ended in Jan. 2024 was £0.02.

During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 0.50% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 1.10% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Smart (J) (Contractors) was 6.30% per year. The lowest was -1.10% per year. And the median was 2.35% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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Smart (J) (Contractors) Dividend Payout Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Smart (J) (Contractors)'s Dividend Payout Ratio can be seen below:

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Smart (J) (Contractors) Dividend Payout Ratio Chart

Smart (J) (Contractors) Annual Data

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Dividend Payout Ratio

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0.21

0.35

0.13

0.20

8.00

Smart (J) (Contractors) Semi-Annual Data
	Jul14	Jan15	Jul15	Jan16	Jul16	Jan17	Jul17	Jan18	Jul18	Jan19	Jul19	Jan20	Jul20	Jan21	Jul21	Jan22	Jul22	Jan23	Jul23	Jan24
Dividend Payout Ratio	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.19	0.26	7.67	-	4.60

Competitive Comparison of Smart (J) (Contractors)'s Dividend Payout Ratio

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Smart (J) (Contractors)'s Dividend Payout Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Payout Ratio data, can be viewed below:

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Smart (J) (Contractors)'s Dividend Payout Ratio Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Smart (J) (Contractors)'s Dividend Payout Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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Smart (J) (Contractors) Dividend Payout Ratio Calculation

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

Smart (J) (Contractors)'s Dividend Payout Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jul. 2023 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio	=	Dividends per Share (A: Jul. 2023 )	/	EPS without NRI (A: Jul. 2023 )
	=	0.032	/	0.004
	=	8.00

Smart (J) (Contractors)'s Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio	=	Dividends per Share (Q: Jan. 2024 )	/	EPS without NRI (Q: Jan. 2024 )
	=	0.023	/	0.005
	=	4.60

Smart (J) (Contractors) (LSE:SMJ) 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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Smart (J) (Contractors) (LSE:SMJ) Business Description

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28 Cramond Road South, Edinburgh, GBR, EH4 6AB

Website

https://www.jsmart.co.uk

Smart (J) & Co (Contractors) PLC is a construction company. Its activities include building and civil engineering contracting, a residential development for sale, and the development of industrial and commercial property for lease and sale. The main construction activity undertaken by the company is that of social housing for several housing associations and registered social landlords predominately in the Edinburgh area. It has a portfolio of self-financed industrial and commercial properties that are owned and managed by its subsidiary company. The investment properties are located throughout the central belt of Scotland and in the Edinburgh area.

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