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First Majestic Silver (First Majestic Silver) 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % : 0.29 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is First Majestic Silver 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %?

First Majestic Silver's yield on cost for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.29.


The historical rank and industry rank for First Majestic Silver's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % or its related term are showing as below:

AG' s 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.03   Med: 0.31   Max: 0.47
Current: 0.29


During the past 13 years, First Majestic Silver's highest Yield on Cost was 0.47. The lowest was 0.03. And the median was 0.31.


AG's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % is ranked worse than
95.11% of 307 companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: 3.23 vs AG: 0.29

Competitive Comparison of First Majestic Silver's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %

For the Silver subindustry, First Majestic Silver's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %, along with its competitors' market caps and 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % 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.


First Majestic Silver's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, First Majestic Silver's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where First Majestic Silver's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % falls into.



First Majestic Silver 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Calculation

Dividend Yield % and dividend growth of a stock is an important factor for income investors. But if company A raises its dividend constantly faster than company B, company A's future dividend yield might be much higher than Company B's even if their yields are the same now and their stock prices do not change.

Yield on Cost assumes that you buy and the stock today, and hold it for 5 years. If the company raises it dividends at the same rate as it did over the past 5 years, the dividends investors receive annually in 5 years relative to the stock price today.

Therefore, Yield-on-Cost of First Majestic Silver is calculated as

Yield-on-Cost=Dividend Yield %*(1+Dividend Growth Rate)^5

First Majestic Silver  (NYSE:AG) 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Explanation

Of course the risk here is that the company may not raise its dividends as it did before. The key is to select the companies that can consistently raise its dividends. Usually companies with long history of raising dividends tend to do so.


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First Majestic Silver (First Majestic Silver) Business Description

Address
925 West Georgia Street, Suite 1800, Vancouver, BC, CAN, V6C 3L2
First Majestic Silver Corp is engaged in the production, development, exploration, and acquisition of mineral properties with a focus on silver and gold production in North America. It owns four producing mines, three mines in Mexico consisting of the San Dimas Silver/Gold Mine, the Santa Elena Silver/Gold Mine, the La Encantada Silver Mine and the Jerritt Canyon Gold Mine in Nevada.
Executives
Vinita Lee Piper 10 percent owner 712 WILCREST, SUITE 3020, HOUSTON TX 77042