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Smart (J) (Contractors) (LSE:SMJ) Dividend Yield % : 2.58% (As of May. 22, 2024)


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What is Smart (J) (Contractors) Dividend Yield %?

As of today (2024-05-22), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Smart (J) (Contractors) is 2.58%.

Good Sign:

Smart (J) & Co (Contractors) PLC stock dividend yield is close to 3-year high.

The historical rank and industry rank for Smart (J) (Contractors)'s Dividend Yield % or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:SMJ' s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.84   Med: 2.78   Max: 3.45
Current: 2.58

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Smart (J) (Contractors) was 3.45%. The lowest was 1.84%. And the median was 2.78%.

LSE:SMJ's Dividend Yield % is ranked worse than
53.87% of 969 companies
in the Construction industry
Industry Median: 2.77 vs LSE:SMJ: 2.58

Smart (J) (Contractors)'s Dividend Payout Ratio for the six months ended in Jan. 2024 was 4.60.

Warning Sign:

If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of Smart (J) & Co (Contractors) PLC is 6.60, which seems too high.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Smart (J) (Contractors) was 8.00. The lowest was 0.13. And the median was 0.36.

As of today (2024-05-22), the Forward Dividend Yield % of Smart (J) (Contractors) is 2.58%.

Smart (J) (Contractors)'s Dividends per Share for the six months ended in Jan. 2024 was £0.02.

During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 0.50% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 1.10% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Smart (J) (Contractors) was 6.30% per year. The lowest was -1.10% per year. And the median was 2.35% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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Smart (J) (Contractors) Dividend Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Smart (J) (Contractors)'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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Smart (J) (Contractors) Dividend Yield % Chart

Smart (J) (Contractors) Annual Data
Trend Jul14 Jul15 Jul16 Jul17 Jul18 Jul19 Jul20 Jul21 Jul22 Jul23
Dividend Yield %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.76 2.84 2.57 2.01 1.95

Smart (J) (Contractors) Semi-Annual Data
Jul14 Jan15 Jul15 Jan16 Jul16 Jan17 Jul17 Jan18 Jul18 Jan19 Jul19 Jan20 Jul20 Jan21 Jul21 Jan22 Jul22 Jan23 Jul23 Jan24
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 2.01 2.01 1.87 1.95 2.53

Competitive Comparison of Smart (J) (Contractors)'s Dividend Yield %

For the Engineering & Construction subindustry, Smart (J) (Contractors)'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.


Smart (J) (Contractors)'s Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Construction Industry

For the Construction industry and Industrials sector, Smart (J) (Contractors)'s Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Smart (J) (Contractors)'s Dividend Yield % falls into.



Smart (J) (Contractors) Dividend Yield % Calculation

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

Smart (J) (Contractors) Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
GBP 0.0096002024-05-022024-05-032024-06-03Cash Dividendsemi-annuallyGBP:GBP 1.000000
GBP 0.0227002023-12-212023-12-222024-01-29Cash Dividendsemi-annuallyGBP:GBP 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.

Smart (J) (Contractors)'s Trailing Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Trailing Annual Dividend Yield=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=0.0323/1.25
=2.58 %

Current Share Price is £1.25.
Smart (J) (Contractors)'s Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is £0.0323.

Smart (J) (Contractors)'s Forward Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Forward Annual Dividend Yield=Forward Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=0.0192/1.25
=1.54 %

Current Share Price is £1.25.
Smart (J) (Contractors)'s Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as £0.0096 * 2 = £0.0192.

* 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.


Smart (J) (Contractors)  (LSE:SMJ) 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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Smart (J) (Contractors) (LSE:SMJ) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
28 Cramond Road South, Edinburgh, GBR, EH4 6AB
Smart (J) & Co (Contractors) PLC is a construction company. Its activities include building and civil engineering contracting, a residential development for sale, and the development of industrial and commercial property for lease and sale. The main construction activity undertaken by the company is that of social housing for several housing associations and registered social landlords predominately in the Edinburgh area. It has a portfolio of self-financed industrial and commercial properties that are owned and managed by its subsidiary company. The investment properties are located throughout the central belt of Scotland and in the Edinburgh area.

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