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British Polythene Industries (LSE:BPI) 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % : 1.83 (As of May. 29, 2024)


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What is British Polythene Industries 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %?

British Polythene Industries's yield on cost for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2015 was 1.83.


The historical rank and industry rank for British Polythene Industries's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:BPI' s 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0   Med: 0   Max: 1.83
Current: 1.83


During the past 13 years, British Polythene Industries's highest Yield on Cost was 1.83. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.


LSE:BPI's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % is not ranked
in the Packaging & Containers industry.
Industry Median: 2.85 vs LSE:BPI: 1.83

Competitive Comparison of British Polythene Industries's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %

For the Packaging & Containers subindustry, British Polythene Industries's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %, along with its competitors' market caps and 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % 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.


British Polythene Industries's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Distribution in the Packaging & Containers Industry

For the Packaging & Containers industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, British Polythene Industries's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where British Polythene Industries's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % falls into.



British Polythene Industries 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Calculation

Dividend Yield % and dividend growth of a stock is an important factor for income investors. But if company A raises its dividend constantly faster than company B, company A's future dividend yield might be much higher than Company B's even if their yields are the same now and their stock prices do not change.

Yield on Cost assumes that you buy and the stock today, and hold it for 5 years. If the company raises it dividends at the same rate as it did over the past 5 years, the dividends investors receive annually in 5 years relative to the stock price today.

Therefore, Yield-on-Cost of British Polythene Industries is calculated as

Yield-on-Cost=Dividend Yield %*(1+Dividend Growth Rate)^5

British Polythene Industries  (LSE:BPI) 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Explanation

Of course the risk here is that the company may not raise its dividends as it did before. The key is to select the companies that can consistently raise its dividends. Usually companies with long history of raising dividends tend to do so.


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British Polythene Industries (LSE:BPI) Business Description

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British Polythene Industries PLC was incorporated on March 16, 1910. It manufactures and supplies polythene films and related products for packaging for the protection of food and other goods. Its products are in use across different market sectors with a focus on agriculture, retail food chain, healthcare and waste services. The Company also engages in recycling of waste polythene film in Europe. The Company has three reportable segments: UK and Ireland, Mainland Europe and North America. UK & Ireland includes all of the UK manufacturing and merchanting activities along with the Irish sales operation which distributes predominately UK manufactured products.It also includes the manufacturing operations in China. Mainland Europe comprises the manufacturing and merchanting activities located in Belgium, the Netherlands and France. North America comprises the manufacturing business in Canada with sales throughout North America and Canada.

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