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Western Asset Emg Markets Debt Fund (Western Asset Emg Markets Debt Fund) Dividends per Share : $0.92 (TTM As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Western Asset Emg Markets Debt Fund Dividends per Share?

Western Asset Emg Markets Debt Fund's dividends per share for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.49. Its dividends per share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.92. Its Dividend Payout Ratio for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.55. As of today, Western Asset Emg Markets Debt Fund's Dividend Yield % is 10.33%.

Warning Sign:

If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of Western Asset Emg Markets Debt Fund Inc is 0.77, which seems too high.

Warning Sign:

Western Asset Emg Markets Debt Fund Inc stock dividend yield is close to 2-year low.

During the past 12 months, Western Asset Emg Markets Debt Fund's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -7.70% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -7.50% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -5.40% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average dividends per share growth rate.

During the past 7 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Western Asset Emg Markets Debt Fund was -1.10% per year. The lowest was -7.50% per year. And the median was -4.70% per year.

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Western Asset Emg Markets Debt Fund Dividends per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for Western Asset Emg Markets Debt Fund'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.

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Western Asset Emg Markets Debt Fund Dividends per Share Chart

Western Asset Emg Markets Debt Fund Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Dividends per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 1.20 1.17 1.08 1.00 0.92

Western Asset Emg Markets Debt Fund Semi-Annual Data
Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Dividends per Share Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.54 0.52 0.48 0.43 0.49

Competitive Comparison of Western Asset Emg Markets Debt Fund's Dividends per Share

For the Asset Management subindustry, Western Asset Emg Markets Debt Fund'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.


Western Asset Emg Markets Debt Fund's Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Western Asset Emg Markets Debt Fund's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Western Asset Emg Markets Debt Fund's Dividend Yield % falls into.



Western Asset Emg Markets Debt Fund Dividends per Share Calculation

Dividends paid to per common share.


Western Asset Emg Markets Debt Fund  (NYSE:EMD) Dividends per Share Explanation

1. Dividend Payout Ratio measures the percentage of the company's earnings paid out as dividends.

Western Asset Emg Markets Debt Fund's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio=Dividends per Share (Q: Dec. 2023 )/ EPS without NRI (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=0.493/ 0.896
=0.55

During the past 7 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Western Asset Emg Markets Debt Fund was 1.49. The lowest was 0.53. And the median was 0.74.

Warning Sign:

If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of Western Asset Emg Markets Debt Fund Inc is 0.77, which seems too high.

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

Western Asset Emg Markets Debt Fund Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
USD 0.0845002024-04-222024-04-232024-05-01Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.0845002024-03-202024-03-212024-04-01Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.0845002024-02-212024-02-222024-03-01Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.0845002024-01-232024-01-242024-02-01Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.0845002023-12-202023-12-212023-12-29Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.0845002023-11-212023-11-222023-12-01Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.0845002023-10-232023-10-242023-11-01Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.0845002023-09-212023-09-222023-10-02Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.0700002023-08-232023-08-242023-09-01Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.0700002023-07-212023-07-242023-08-01Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.0700002023-06-222023-06-232023-07-03Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.0700002023-05-222023-05-232023-06-01Cash DividendmonthlyUSD: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.


Western Asset Emg Markets Debt Fund's Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Dividend Yield %=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=0.956/9.28
=10.30 %

Current Share Price is $9.28.
Western Asset Emg Markets Debt Fund's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $0.956.

During the past 7 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Western Asset Emg Markets Debt Fund was 14.01%. The lowest was 7.54%. And the median was 9.17%.

Warning Sign:

Western Asset Emg Markets Debt Fund Inc stock dividend yield is close to 2-year low.

* 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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Western Asset Emg Markets Debt Fund (Western Asset Emg Markets Debt Fund) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
620 Eighth Avenue, 47th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10018
Western Asset Emg Markets Debt Fund Inc is a non-diversified closed-end management investment company. Its primary investment objective is to seek high current income and the secondary objective is to seek capital appreciation.
Executives
Oliveira Marc De officer: Secretary/Chief Legal Officer C/O LEGG MASON & CO. LLC, ONE FIRST STAMFORD PLACE, STAMFORD CT 06902
Hoffmann Courtney A. other: Secretary/GC Subadviser WESTERN ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC, 385 EAST COLORADO BOULEVARD, PASADENA CA 91101
Daniel P Cronin director 235 EAST 42ND ST, NEW YORK NY 10017
Andrew J. Bowden other: COO/Subadviser WESTERN ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC, 385 EAST COLORADO BOULEVARD, PASADENA CA 91101
Laura F Fergerson other: Manager/Investment Manager 3310 QUALITY DRIVE, 2ND FLOOR, RANCHO CORDOVA CA 95670
Brian Eakes other: Manager/Investment Manager 100 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE, BALTIMORE MD 21202
George P. Hoyt officer: Secretary and Ch Lgl Officer C/O FRANKLIN TEMPLETON, 100 FIRST STAMFORD PLACE, STAMFORD CT 06902
Matthew Nicholls other: Director of Sub-Adviser ONE FRANKLIN PARKWAY, SAN MATEO CA 94403
Jed A. Plafker other: Director of Sub-Adviser ONE FRANKLIN PARKWAY, SAN MATEO CA 94403
Jennifer M Johnson other: Director of Sub-Adviser C/O FRANKLIN RESOURCES, INC., ONE FRANKLIN PARKWAY, SAN MATEO CA 94403-1906
Fred Steven Jensen officer: Chief Compliance Officer LEGG MASON, 620 EIGHTH AVENUE, 49TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10018
William R Hutchinson director 535 N MICHIGAN STE 1012, CHICAGO IL 60611
Christopher Berarducci officer: Treas/Principal Finan Officer LEGG MASON, 620 EIGHTH AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10018
Nisha Kumar director 1735 MARKET STREET, 32ND FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Jennifer S Berg officer: Treasurer 100 INTERNATIONAL DRIVE, 7TH FLOOR, BALTIMORE MD 21202

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