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Merchants Bancshares (Merchants Bancshares) Dividend Payout Ratio : 0.54 (As of Mar. 2017)


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What is Merchants Bancshares Dividend Payout Ratio?

Merchants Bancshares's dividend payout ratio for the months ended in Mar. 2017 was 0.54.

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

MBVT' s Dividend Payout Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0   Med: 0   Max: 0.51
Current: 0.51


During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Merchants Bancshares was 0.51. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.

MBVT's Dividend Payout Ratio is not ranked
in the Banks industry.
Industry Median: 0.34 vs MBVT: 0.51

As of today (2024-04-25), the Dividend Yield % of Merchants Bancshares is 2.25%.

During the past 13 years, the highest Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Merchants Bancshares was 2.25%. The lowest was 0.00%. And the median was 0.00%.

Merchants Bancshares's Dividends per Share for the months ended in Mar. 2017 was $0.28.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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


Merchants Bancshares Dividend Payout Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Merchants Bancshares'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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Merchants Bancshares Dividend Payout Ratio Chart

Merchants Bancshares Annual Data
Trend Dec07 Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16
Dividend Payout Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.46 0.47 0.59 0.57 0.52

Merchants Bancshares Quarterly Data
Jun12 Sep12 Dec12 Mar13 Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17
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 Premium Member Only 0.56 0.44 0.49 0.62 0.54

Competitive Comparison of Merchants Bancshares's Dividend Payout Ratio

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Merchants Bancshares'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.


Merchants Bancshares's Dividend Payout Ratio Distribution in the Banks Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Merchants Bancshares's Dividend Payout Ratio falls into.



Merchants Bancshares Dividend Payout Ratio Calculation

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

Merchants Bancshares's Dividend Payout Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2016 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio=Dividends per Share (A: Dec. 2016 )/ EPS without NRI (A: Dec. 2016 )
=1.12/ 2.16
=0.52

Merchants Bancshares's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2017 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio=Dividends per Share (Q: Mar. 2017 )/ EPS without NRI (Q: Mar. 2017 )
=0.28/ 0.52
=0.54

* 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.


Merchants Bancshares (NAS:MBVT) 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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Merchants Bancshares (Merchants Bancshares) Business Description

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Merchants Bancshares Inc is a bank holding company organized under Vermont law in 1983. Merchants Bank, the Company's primary subsidiary, is a Vermont commercial bank with 32 full-service banking offices located throughout the state of Vermont. The Company, through its subsidiary, offers a full range of deposit, loan, cash management, and trust services to meet the financial needs of individual consumers, businesses and municipalities at 32 full-service banking offices throughout the state of Vermont. Its trust division offers investment management, financial planning and trustee services. The Company competes in Vermont for deposit and loan business not only with other commercial and savings banks, and savings and loan associations, but also with credit unions and other non-bank financial providers. It is subject to extensive regulation and supervision, including, in many cases, regulation that limits the type and scope of its activities.
Executives
Jeffrey L Davis director 275 KENNEDY DRIVE, SOUTH BURLINGTON VT 05403
Pecor Raymond C Iii director 1 KING STREET DOCK, BURLINGTON VT 05401
Richard M Donovan officer: Interim PAO, PFO and Treasurer C/O FIRST SEACOAST BANCORP, 633 CENTRAL AVENUE, DOVER NH 03820
Bruce M Lisman director C/O MERCHANTS BANK, 275 KENNEDY DR, S. BURLINGTON VT 05403
Eric Andrew Segal officer: Interim PAO, PFO and Treasurer 6489 DEERFIELD DRIVE, NEW HOPE PA 18938
Thomas J. Meshako officer: Treasurer and CFO MERCHANTS BANK, P.O. BOX 1009, BURLINGTON VT 05402
John A Kane director C/O MERCHANTS BANCSHARES, INC., 275 KENNEDY DRIVE, SOUTH BURLINGTON VT 05403
F Sheldon Prentice officer: Senior Vice President C/O NBT BANCORP, 52 BROAD STREET, NORWICH NY 13815
Charles A Davis director 1 CAPE MAY ST, 1 CAPE MAY ST, HARRISON NJ 07029

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