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Metrofile Holdings (JSE:MFL) Dividend Yield % : 6.23% (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is Metrofile Holdings Dividend Yield %?

As of today (2024-04-28), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Metrofile Holdings is 6.23%.

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

JSE:MFL' s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.15   Med: 4.7   Max: 21.43
Current: 6.23

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Metrofile Holdings was 21.43%. The lowest was 1.15%. And the median was 4.70%.

JSE:MFL's Dividend Yield % is ranked better than
85.18% of 587 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 2.92 vs JSE:MFL: 6.23

Metrofile Holdings's Dividend Payout Ratio for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.71.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Metrofile Holdings was 1.01. The lowest was 0.37. And the median was 0.57.

As of today (2024-04-28), the Forward Dividend Yield % of Metrofile Holdings is 5.45%.

Metrofile Holdings's Dividends per Share for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was R0.09.

During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 17.80% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -4.20% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 1.30% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Metrofile Holdings was 89.00% per year. The lowest was -29.90% per year. And the median was 19.30% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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Metrofile Holdings Dividend Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Metrofile Holdings'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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Metrofile Holdings Dividend Yield % Chart

Metrofile Holdings Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Dividend Yield %
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Metrofile Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
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 4.35 5.15 5.14 5.54 6.00

Competitive Comparison of Metrofile Holdings's Dividend Yield %

For the Specialty Business Services subindustry, Metrofile Holdings'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.


Metrofile Holdings's Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Metrofile Holdings's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Metrofile Holdings's Dividend Yield % falls into.



Metrofile Holdings Dividend Yield % Calculation

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

Metrofile Holdings Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
ZAR 0.0702024-04-032024-04-052024-04-08Cash Dividendsemi-annuallyZAR:ZAR 1.000000
ZAR 0.0902023-10-042023-10-062023-10-09Cash Dividendsemi-annuallyZAR:ZAR 1.000000

* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.

Metrofile Holdings's Trailing Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Trailing Annual Dividend Yield=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=0.16/2.57
=6.23 %

Current Share Price is R2.57.
Metrofile Holdings's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is R0.16.

Metrofile Holdings's Forward Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Forward Annual Dividend Yield=Forward Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=0.14/2.57
=5.45 %

Current Share Price is R2.57.
Metrofile Holdings's Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as R0.07 * 2 = R0.14.

* 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.


Metrofile Holdings  (JSE:MFL) 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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Metrofile Holdings (JSE:MFL) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
28 Fricker Road, First Floor, West Block, Illovo Boulevard, Sandton, GT, ZAF, 2196
Metrofile Holdings Ltd provides data management and data storage facilities to its clients. The company offers Records storage and management, including backup and protection of active and inactive documents, images, and data in physical and electronic format. It also provides other services such as Digital services, Business support services, and other Products and Solutions. Its segments include MRM South Africa, which is the key revenue driver; MRM Rest of Africa; MRM Middle East and Products and Services South Africa. The majority of its revenue is derived from its Secure storage services.