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Ho Chi Minh City Public Lighting JSCHSTC:CHS 25 Forward Dividend Yield % is 8.18% as of Sep. 02, 2026. GuruFocus rates HSTC:CHS with a GF Score™ of 25/100. Among 1,874 Industrial Products companies, Ho Chi Minh City Public Lighting JSC ranks better than 98.24% on this metric.
HSTC:CHS's Forward Dividend Yield % is ranked better than 98.24% of 1874
companies
in the Industrial Products industry
Industry Median: 1.54
vs HSTC:CHS: 8.18
Ho Chi Minh City Public Lighting JSC (HSTC:CHS) Forward Dividend Yield % Explanation
Over the long term, the return from dividends has been a significant contributor to the total returns produced by equity securities. Studies by Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh, and Mike Staunton of Princeton University (2002) found that a market-oriented portfolio, which included reinvested dividends, would have generated nearly 85 times the wealth generated by the same portfolio relying solely on capital gains.
Dividends may also qualify a lower tax rate for investors.
In dividends investing, Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.
Ho Chi Minh City Public Lighting JSC Forward Dividend Yield % Related Terms
HSTC:CHS vs : Forward Dividend Yield % Comparison
For the Electrical Equipment & Parts subindustry, Ho Chi Minh City Public Lighting JSC's Forward Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Forward 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.
Ho Chi Minh City Public Lighting JSC Forward Dividend Yield % vs Industrial Products Industry
For the Industrial Products industry and Industrials sector, Ho Chi Minh City Public Lighting JSC's Forward Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Ho Chi Minh City Public Lighting JSC's Forward Dividend Yield % falls into.
Ho Chi Minh City Public Lighting JSC Forward Dividend Yield % Calculation
Dividend Yield measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.
Ho Chi Minh City Public Lighting JSC Recent Full-Year* Dividend History
Amount
Ex-date
Record Date
Pay Date
Type
Frequency
Forex Rate
VND 900.000000
2025-12-02
2025-12-03
2025-12-19
Cash Dividend
annually
VND:VND 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.
* 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.
What does a Forward Dividend Yield % of 8.18% mean?
Ho Chi Minh City Public Lighting JSC (HSTC:CHS) has a Forward Dividend Yield % of 8.18% as of Sep. 02, 2026. Forward dividend yield is the ratio of company's expected dividends to the share price. View historical data on Ho Chi Minh City Public Lighting JSC and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Ho Chi Minh City Public Lighting JSC ranks #33 out of 1874 companies in the Industrial Products industry, placing it in the top 1.8%.
Is Ho Chi Minh City Public Lighting JSC's Forward Dividend Yield % too high?
Ho Chi Minh City Public Lighting JSC's current Forward Dividend Yield % is 8.18%. The Industrial Products industry median Forward Dividend Yield % is 1.54. Ho Chi Minh City Public Lighting JSC's value of 8.18% is 431.2% above this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Ho Chi Minh City Public Lighting JSC ranks #33 out of 1874 companies in the Industrial Products industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers. Overall, Ho Chi Minh City Public Lighting JSC has a GF Score™ of 25/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Ho Chi Minh City Public Lighting JSC's Forward Dividend Yield % compare to ?
According to the Industrial Products industry distribution chart, Ho Chi Minh City Public Lighting JSC ranks #33 out of 1874 companies for Forward Dividend Yield %. This places Ho Chi Minh City Public Lighting JSC in the top 2% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. The industry median Forward Dividend Yield % is 1.54. Ho Chi Minh City Public Lighting JSC's value of 8.18% is 431.2% above this benchmark. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Forward Dividend Yield % for an Industrial Products company?
The median Forward Dividend Yield % among Industrial Products companies is 1.54, based on 1,874 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Forward Dividend Yield % significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Forward Dividend Yield % should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Ho Chi Minh City Public Lighting JSC's current Forward Dividend Yield % of 8.18% is 431.2% above the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Forward Dividend Yield % mean?
A high Forward Dividend Yield % can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Forward dividend yield is the ratio of company's expected dividends to the share price. View historical data on Ho Chi Minh City Public Lighting JSC and its competitors. For the Industrial Products industry, the median Forward Dividend Yield % is 1.54 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Ho Chi Minh City Public Lighting JSC's current Forward Dividend Yield % is 8.18%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Ho Chi Minh City Public Lighting JSC stock overvalued right now?
Ho Chi Minh City Public Lighting JSC (HSTC:CHS) has a current Forward Dividend Yield % of 8.18%. The current Forward Dividend Yield % is 8.18% and 431.2% above the Industrial Products industry median of 1.54. Ho Chi Minh City Public Lighting JSC's overall GF Score™ is 25/100. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Forward Dividend Yield % calculated?
Forward Dividend Yield % is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Ho Chi Minh City Public Lighting JSC (HSTC:CHS), the current Forward Dividend Yield % is 8.18% as of Sep. 02, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Ho Chi Minh City Public Lighting JSC is an enterprise selected and assigned to manage, operate, maintain, and repair public lighting systems, traffic lights, traffic surveillance cameras, electronic traffic information boards, PLC programmers, optical cables, and digital image information transmission receivers to control centers throughout Ho Chi Minh City.
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