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Southwest Georgia Financial (Southwest Georgia Financial) Dividend Yield % : 2.53% (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is Southwest Georgia Financial Dividend Yield %?

As of today (2024-04-26), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Southwest Georgia Financial is 2.53%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Southwest Georgia Financial's Dividend Yield % or its related term are showing as below:

SGB' s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0   Med: 0   Max: 2.53
Current: 2.53

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Southwest Georgia Financial was 2.53%. The lowest was 0.00%. And the median was 0.00%.

SGB's Dividend Yield % is not ranked
in the Banks industry.
Industry Median: 3.98 vs SGB: 2.53

Southwest Georgia Financial's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Dec. 2019 was 0.23.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Southwest Georgia Financial was 0.23. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.

As of today (2024-04-26), the Forward Dividend Yield % of Southwest Georgia Financial is 2.53%.

Southwest Georgia Financial's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2019 was $0.12.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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Southwest Georgia Financial Dividend Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Southwest Georgia Financial's Dividend Yield % 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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Southwest Georgia Financial Dividend Yield % Chart

Southwest Georgia Financial Annual Data
Trend Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19
Dividend Yield %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.51 2.10 1.83 2.32 1.37

Southwest Georgia Financial Quarterly Data
Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19
Dividend Yield % 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 2.32 2.33 2.30 2.39 1.37

Competitive Comparison of Southwest Georgia Financial's Dividend Yield %

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Southwest Georgia Financial's Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Yield % 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.


Southwest Georgia Financial's Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Southwest Georgia Financial's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Southwest Georgia Financial's Dividend Yield % falls into.



Southwest Georgia Financial Dividend Yield % Calculation

Dividend Yield measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.


Southwest Georgia Financial  (AMEX:SGB) Dividend Yield % Explanation

Over the long term, the return from dividends has been a significant contributor to the total returns produced by equity securities. Studies by Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh, and Mike Staunton of Princeton University (2002) found that a market-oriented portfolio, which included reinvested dividends, would have generated nearly 85 times the wealth generated by the same portfolio relying solely on capital gains.

Dividends may also qualify a lower tax rate for investors.

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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Southwest Georgia Financial (Southwest Georgia Financial) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
201 First Street South East, Moultrie, GA, USA, 31768
Southwest Georgia Financial Corp is a bank holding company of Southwest Georgia Bank. Its core business is providing banking services to individuals and businesses. The bank offers customary banking services, such as consumer and commercial checking accounts, Negotiable Order of Withdrawal accounts, savings accounts, certificates of deposit, lines of credit, VISA business accounts, money transfers and mortgage banking services. It is also active in the investment domain, through the provision of securities available for sale and securities held to maturity.