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Press (MSW:PCL) Forward Dividend Yield % : 1.52% (As of May. 05, 2024)


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What is Press Forward Dividend Yield %?

As of today (2024-05-05), the Forward Annual Dividend Yield of Press is 1.52%.

As of today (2024-05-05), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Press is 1.52%.

MSW:PCL's Forward Dividend Yield % is not ranked
in the Conglomerates industry.
Industry Median: 2.935 vs MSW:PCL: 1.52

Press's Dividends per Share for the six months ended in Dec. 2021 was MWK0.00.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

For more information regarding to dividend, please check our Dividend Page.


Competitive Comparison of Press's Forward Dividend Yield %

For the Conglomerates subindustry, Press'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.


Press's Forward Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Conglomerates Industry

For the Conglomerates industry and Industrials sector, Press's Forward Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Press's Forward Dividend Yield % falls into.



Press Forward Dividend Yield % Calculation

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

Press Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
MWK 9.0000002023-10-112023-10-132023-10-27Cash Dividendsemi-annuallyMWK:MWK 1.000000
MWK 29.0000002023-08-162023-08-182023-08-25Cash Dividendsemi-annuallyMWK:MWK 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.

Press's Forward Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Forward Annual Dividend Yield=Forward Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=18/2506.99
=0.72 %

Current Share Price is MWK2506.99.
Press's Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as MWK9 * 2 = MWK18.

Press's Trailing Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Trailing Annual Dividend Yield=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=38/2506.99
=1.52 %

Current Share Price is MWK2506.99.
Press's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is MWK38.

* 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.


Press  (MSW:PCL) 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.

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Press (MSW:PCL) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
Kaoshiung Road, PCL House, 3rd Floor, P.O. Box 1227, NBM Top Mandala House, Blantyre, MWI
Press Corp PLC through its subsidiaries provides a wide range of Information and Communications Technology-based products and services. The company's business segments are Financial Services, Telecommunications, Energy, Consumer Goods, and all other segments. The Financial Services segment provides retail, corporate and investment banking as well as stockbroking, insurance and pension administration services. The Telecommunications segment provides a wide range of Information and Communications Technology-based products and services. The energy segment involves the manufacture of Ethanol. Consumer Goods segment operates supermarket chain. All other segments are engaged in property investment and development, Holding company, Manufacturer, and distributor of fish products.

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