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Pricesmart (Pricesmart) Dividend Yield % : 1.30% (As of Apr. 25, 2024)


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What is Pricesmart Dividend Yield %?

As of today (2024-04-25), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Pricesmart is 1.30%.

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

PSMT' s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.25   Med: 0.86   Max: 1.51
Current: 1.3

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Pricesmart was 1.51%. The lowest was 0.25%. And the median was 0.86%.

PSMT's Dividend Yield % is ranked worse than
81.46% of 205 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 2.58 vs PSMT: 1.30

Pricesmart's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was 0.44.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Pricesmart was 0.29. The lowest was 0.22. And the median was 0.24.

As of today (2024-04-25), the Forward Dividend Yield % of Pricesmart is 1.44%.

Pricesmart's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was $0.58.

During the past 12 months, Pricesmart's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 16.90% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 9.50% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 5.80% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 2.70% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Pricesmart was 46.20% per year. The lowest was -3.10% per year. And the median was 6.30% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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Pricesmart Dividend Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Pricesmart'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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Pricesmart Dividend Yield % Chart

Pricesmart Annual Data
Trend Aug14 Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23
Dividend Yield %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.16 1.06 0.83 1.36 1.16

Pricesmart Quarterly Data
May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
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 1.28 1.23 1.16 1.37 1.24

Competitive Comparison of Pricesmart's Dividend Yield %

For the Discount Stores subindustry, Pricesmart'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.


Pricesmart's Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Pricesmart's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

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



Pricesmart Dividend Yield % Calculation

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

Pricesmart Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
USD 0.5802024-02-142024-02-152024-02-29Cash Dividendsemi-annuallyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.4602023-08-142023-08-152023-08-31Cash 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.

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

Trailing Annual Dividend Yield=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=1.04/80.47
=1.29 %

Current Share Price is $80.47.
Pricesmart's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $1.04.

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

Forward Annual Dividend Yield=Forward Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=1.16/80.47
=1.44 %

Current Share Price is $80.47.
Pricesmart's Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as $0.58 * 2 = $1.16.

* 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.


Pricesmart  (NAS:PSMT) 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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Pricesmart (Pricesmart) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
9740 Scranton Road, San Diego, CA, USA, 92121
Pricesmart Inc is principally engaged in operating U.S.-style membership shopping warehouse clubs that offer consumer goods at low prices. The company is headquartered in San Diego, California, United States, and operates stores in Latin America and the Caribbean, with Central America contributing over half of its net warehouse club sales. The company's revenue consists of net warehouse club sales from merchandise sales, membership income from annual membership fees, export sales, and other income, with net warehouse club sales accounting for the majority of the company's total revenue.
Executives
Edgar Zurcher director BURETE ZURCHER, CALLE 1 ERA AUS 9 Y 11, NO 959 BO AMON, SAN JOSE COSTA RICA G2 00000
Sherry S. Bahrambeygui director 9740 SCRANTON ROAD, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Wayne J Sadin officer: EVP and CIO 9740 SCRANTON RD, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Ana Luisa Bianchi officer: EVP-Chief Merch. Officer PRICESMART, INC., 9740 SCRANTON RD., SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Francisco Velasco officer: EVP, GC and Secretary PRICESMART, INC., 9740 SCRANTON RD., SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Rodrigo Calvo officer: EVP-Real Estate 9740 SCRANTON ROAD, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
John Thelan director 9740 SCRANTON RD, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Christopher S Souhrada officer: EVP-Club Operations 9740 SCRANTON RD, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Gordon H. Hanson director 9640 SCRANTON ROAD, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Chong Jesus Von officer: EVP-Foods Merchandising PRICESMART, INC., 9740 SCRANTON RD., SAN DIEGO CA 92121
John D Hildebrandt officer: EVP -- Caribbean & Central Am. 4649 MORENA BLVD, SAN DIEGO CA 92117
Robert E Price director, 10 percent owner, officer: Acting Chief Executive Officer 7979 IVANHOE AVE, STE 520, LA JOLLA CA 92037
Price Family Charitable Fund 10 percent owner 7979 IVANHOE AVE, STE 520, LA JOLLA CA 92037
Nicolas Maslowski officer: EVP-Member Experience 9740 SCRANTON RD, SAN DIEGO CA 92121
Juan Ignacio Biehl officer: EVP and CTO 9740 SCRANTON RD., SAN DIEGO CA 92121