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Formula Systems (1985) (Formula Systems (1985)) 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % : 5.90 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is Formula Systems (1985) 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %?

Formula Systems (1985)'s yield on cost for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 5.90.


The historical rank and industry rank for Formula Systems (1985)'s 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % or its related term are showing as below:

FORTY' s 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.93   Med: 5.86   Max: 12.69
Current: 5.9


During the past 13 years, Formula Systems (1985)'s highest Yield on Cost was 12.69. The lowest was 1.93. And the median was 5.86.


FORTY's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % is ranked better than
79.87% of 934 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 2.235 vs FORTY: 5.90

Competitive Comparison of Formula Systems (1985)'s 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Formula Systems (1985)'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.


Formula Systems (1985)'s 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Formula Systems (1985)'s 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Formula Systems (1985)'s 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % falls into.



Formula Systems (1985) 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 Formula Systems (1985) is calculated as

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

Formula Systems (1985)  (NAS:FORTY) 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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Formula Systems (1985) (Formula Systems (1985)) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Yahadut Canada 1 Street, Or Yehuda, Tel Aviv, ISR, 6037501
Formula Systems (1985) Ltd is a holding company that, through its subsidiaries, provides information technology services. The company organizes itself into three primary segments based on the subsidiary. The Matrix segment, which generates the majority of revenue, provides software development and existing software expansion services. The Sapiens segment provides software development services for the insurance industry. The Magic Software segment provides vendor management systems and workforce management services, which include accounting and finance, human resources, IT technology, and marketing and sales. Michpal; ZAP Group and Others. The majority of the company's revenue comes from Israel.