Weis Markets (Weis Markets) 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % : 2.34 (As of Apr. 26, 2024)

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What is Weis Markets 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %?

Weis Markets's yield on cost for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.34.

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

WMK' s 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.51 Med: 2.74 Max: 3.83
Current: 2.34

During the past 13 years, Weis Markets's highest Yield on Cost was 3.83. The lowest was 1.51. And the median was 2.74.

WMK's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % is ranked worse than
63.9% of 205 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 2.88 vs WMK: 2.34

Competitive Comparison of Weis Markets's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %

For the Grocery Stores subindustry, Weis Markets'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.

Weis Markets's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Weis Markets's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Weis Markets's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % falls into.

Weis Markets 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 Weis Markets is calculated as

Yield-on-Cost

Dividend Yield %

Dividend Growth Rate)^5

Weis Markets (NYSE:WMK) 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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Weis Markets (Weis Markets) Business Description

Industry

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Comparable Companies

Traded in Other Exchanges

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Address

1000 S. Second Street, P.O. Box 471, Sunbury, PA, USA, 17801-0471

Website

https://www.weismarkets.com

Weis Markets Inc is a U.S.-based company that is principally engaged in retailing food products in Pennsylvania and surrounding states. The company's products consist of center-store goods, fresh goods, pharmacy services, fuel, and other. The center-store goods include groceries, dairy products, frozen foods, alcoholic beverage, and general merchandise items. The fresh goods include meats, seafood, floral, prepared foods, and bakery products. The center-store goods and fresh goods jointly account for the majority of the company's total revenue.

Executives

Robert G. Gleeson	officer: SVP, Merchandising & Marketing	1000 SOUTH 2ND STREET, PO BOX 471, SUNBURY PA 17801
Kurt A Schertle	officer: Sr. VP Merch. and Marketing	1000 SOUTH SECOND STREET, P.O. BOX 471, SUNBURY PA 17801-0471
Michael T Lockard	officer: SVP, CFO and Treasurer	1000 SOUTH 2ND STREET, PO BOX 471, SUNBURY PA 17801
Jennifer Weis	other: Member of a 10% owner group	C/O WEIS MARKETS, INC., 1000 SOUTH SECOND STREET, PO BOX 471, SUNBURY PA 17801
Zeh Richard Gregory Jr	officer: SVP, Chief Information Officer	1000 SOUTH 2ND STREET, PO BOX 471, SUNBURY PA 17801
Scott F Frost	officer: SVP, Chief Financial Officer	1000 SOUTH SECOND STREET, PO BOX 471, SUNBURY PA 17801
Wayne S Bailey	officer: Vice President Grocery Merch.
Jonathan H Weis	director, officer: Vice President and Secretary
Dennis G Hatchell	director	305 GREGSON DRIVE, CARY NC 27511
Gerrald B Silverman	director	207 CROSS STREET, BELMONT MA 02478
Lauth Edward John Iii	director	485 SCENERY DRIVE, STATE COLLEGE PA 16801
Harold G Graber	officer: Vice President Real Estate
Patricia R. Weis Marital Trust	10 percent owner	C/O WEIS MARKETS, INC., 1000 SOUTH, SECOND STREET, P.O. BOX 471, SUNBURY PA 17801
Weis Collen Ross	other: Member of a 10% owner group	C/O WEIS MARKETS, INC., 1000 SOUTH SECOND STREET, PO BOX 471, SUNBURY PA 17801
Kathryn Jane Zox	other: Member of a 10% owner group	1000 SOUTH SECOND STREET, PO BOX 471, SUNBURY PA 17801