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Manila Water Co (Manila Water Co) Dividend Yield % : 8.62% (As of May. 25, 2024)


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What is Manila Water Co Dividend Yield %?

As of today (2024-05-25), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Manila Water Co is 8.62%.

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

MWTCY' s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.33   Med: 3.11   Max: 11.87
Current: 8.62

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Manila Water Co was 11.87%. The lowest was 1.33%. And the median was 3.11%.

MWTCY's Dividend Yield % is ranked better than
54.69% of 426 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 3.845 vs MWTCY: 8.62

Manila Water Co's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 1.05.

Warning Sign:

If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of Manila Water Co Inc is 0.84, which seems too high.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Manila Water Co was 0.83. The lowest was 0.17. And the median was 0.34.

As of today (2024-05-25), the Forward Dividend Yield % of Manila Water Co is 8.62%.

Manila Water Co's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was $0.48.

During the past 12 months, Manila Water Co's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 361.20% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Manila Water Co was 71.00% per year. The lowest was -25.30% per year. And the median was 13.70% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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Manila Water Co Dividend Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Manila Water 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.

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Manila Water Co Dividend Yield % Chart

Manila Water Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Dividend Yield %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 8.95 - 2.24 1.94 3.44

Manila Water Co Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
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 1.91 5.55 5.87 3.44 8.69

Competitive Comparison of Manila Water Co's Dividend Yield %

For the Utilities - Regulated Water subindustry, Manila Water 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.


Manila Water Co's Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Manila Water Co's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Manila Water Co's Dividend Yield % falls into.



Manila Water Co Dividend Yield % Calculation

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

Manila Water Co Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
USD 0.4964952024-03-152024-03-182024-04-29Cash Dividendsemi-annuallyUSD:USD 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.

Manila Water Co's Trailing Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Trailing Annual Dividend Yield=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=0.496495/9.00
=5.52 %

Current Share Price is $9.00.
Manila Water Co's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $0.496495.

Manila Water Co's Forward Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Forward Annual Dividend Yield=Forward Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=0.99299/9.00
=11.03 %

Current Share Price is $9.00.
Manila Water Co's Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as $0.496495 * 2 = $0.99299.

* 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.


Manila Water Co  (OTCPK:MWTCY) 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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Manila Water Co (Manila Water Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
489 Katipunan Road, 2nd Floor, MWSS Administration Building, Balara, Quezon, PHL, 1105
Manila Water Co Inc is a water and wastewater management company. Its operations can be divided among Metro Manila East Zone and Manila Water Philippine Ventures, which operate across municipalities in the Philippines, and Manila Water Asia Pacific, which operates in Vietnam, Myanmar, and Indonesia. The segments of the company consist of Manila Concession and Head Office, Domestic Subsidiaries, and Foreign Subsidiaries. The Manila Concession and Head Office generate maximum revenue for the company.

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