The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.
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El Paso Electric Co Dividend Yield % Historical Data
The historical data trend for El Paso Electric Co'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.
Competitive Comparison of El Paso Electric Co's Dividend Yield %
For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, El Paso Electric Co'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.
El Paso Electric Co's Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry
For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, El Paso Electric Co's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where El Paso Electric Co's Dividend Yield % falls into.
El Paso Electric Co Dividend Yield % Calculation
Dividend Yield measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.
El Paso Electric Co (NYSE:EE) 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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El Paso Electric Co (El Paso Electric Co) Business Description
El Paso Electric Co is a Texas-based public utility company engaged in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity in the Southwestern U.S. The company principally serves retail customers in the El Paso, Texas and Las Cruces, New Mexico markets through its portfolio of nuclear, natural gas, coal, solar, and wind power plants. The vast majority of the total power produced by El Paso Electric is derived from its nuclear and natural gas facilities. The company generates most of its revenue from the production and sale of energy. Distribution service fees also represent a significant income stream. El Paso Electric primarily serves residential and small industrial customers, but also participates in wholesale transactions with local military installations and universities.
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