Metcash's dividends per share for the
six
months ended in Oct. 2023 was A$0.11. Its dividends per share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Oct. 2023 was A$0.23. Its Dividend Payout Ratio for the
six
months ended in Oct. 2023 was 0.72. As of today, Metcash's Dividend Yield % is 5.63%.
Warning Sign:
If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of Metcash Ltd is 0.74, which seems too high.
During the past 12 months, Metcash's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 4.70% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 20.10% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 15.70% per year.
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During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Metcash was 178.10% per year. The lowest was -64.60% per year. And the median was 11.20% per year.
For more information regarding to dividend, please check our Dividend Page.
Metcash Dividends per Share Historical Data
The historical data trend for Metcash's Dividends per Share 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.
For the Food Distribution subindustry, Metcash'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.
Metcash Dividend Yield % Distribution
For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Metcash's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Metcash's Dividend Yield % falls into.
Metcash Dividends per Share Calculation
Dividends paid to per common share.
Metcash (ASX:MTS) Dividends per Share Explanation
1. Dividend Payout Ratio measures the percentage of the company's earnings paid out as dividends.
Metcash's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Oct. 2023 is calculated as
During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Metcash was 5.00. The lowest was 0.58. And the median was 0.83.
Warning Sign:
If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of Metcash Ltd is 0.74, which seems too high.
2. Dividend Yield % measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.
Metcash Recent Full-Year* Dividend History
Amount
Ex-date
Record Date
Pay Date
Type
Frequency
Forex Rate
AUD 0.110
2023-12-14
2023-12-15
2024-01-30
Cash Dividend
semi-annually
AUD:AUD 1.000000
AUD 0.110
2023-07-18
2023-07-19
2023-08-21
Cash Dividend
semi-annually
AUD:AUD 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.
Metcash's Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as
Current Share Price is A$3.94.
Metcash's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is A$0.22.
During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Metcash was 19.85%. The lowest was 2.85%. And the median was 5.10%.
* 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.
Metcash Dividends per Share Related Terms
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Metcash is a wholesale distribution and marketing company specialising in food, liquor, and hardware. Centralised wholesale distribution enables retailers to gain access to the combined scale of many retailers to negotiate material volume discounts.The food segment distributes of a range of products and services to independent supermarket and convenience stores. The hardware segment distributes hardware products to independent retail outlets and operates company-owned stores. The liquor segment distributes liquor products to independent retailers and pubs.
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