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Mercury NZ (ASX:MCY) 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate : 11.40% (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is Mercury NZ 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate?

Mercury NZ's Dividends per Share for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was A$0.09.

The historical rank and industry rank for Mercury NZ's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate or its related term are showing as below:

ASX:MCY' s 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.8   Med: 4.7   Max: 11.4
Current: 11.4

During the past 12 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Mercury NZ was 11.40% per year. The lowest was 2.80% per year. And the median was 4.70% per year.

ASX:MCY's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate is ranked better than
66.19% of 139 companies
in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry
Industry Median: 6.2 vs ASX:MCY: 11.40

During the past 12 months, Mercury NZ's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 8.20% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 11.40% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 8.50% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 5.60% 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.

Mercury NZ's Dividend Payout Ratio for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was 1.13. As of today, Mercury NZ's Dividend Yield % is 3.76%.

Warning Sign:

If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of Mercury NZ Ltd is 1.08, which seems too high.

Good Sign:

Mercury NZ Ltd stock dividend yield is close to 5-year high.

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


Competitive Comparison of Mercury NZ's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate

For the Utilities - Renewable subindustry, Mercury NZ's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate 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.


Mercury NZ's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Distribution in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry and Utilities sector, Mercury NZ's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Mercury NZ's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate falls into.



Mercury NZ 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Calculation

This is the average annual rate that a company has been raising its dividends. The growth rate is calculated with expontential compound based on the latest four year annual data.

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.


Mercury NZ  (ASX:MCY) 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Explanation

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

Mercury NZ's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio=Dividends per Share (Q: Jun. 2024 )/ EPS without NRI (Q: Jun. 2024 )
=0.087/ 0.077
=1.13

During the past 12 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Mercury NZ was 2.03. The lowest was 0.53. And the median was 1.05.

Warning Sign:

If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of Mercury NZ Ltd is 1.08, which seems too high.

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

Mercury NZ Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
AUD 0.1284222024-09-112024-09-122024-09-30Cash Dividendsemi-annuallyAUD:AUD 1.000000
AUD 0.0860002024-03-132024-03-142024-04-02Cash Dividendsemi-annuallyAUD: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.

Mercury NZ's Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Dividend Yield %=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=0.214422/5.46
=3.93 %

Current Share Price is A$5.46.
Mercury NZ's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is A$0.214422.

During the past 12 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Mercury NZ was 5.54%. The lowest was 2.13%. And the median was 3.42%.

Good Sign:

Mercury NZ Ltd stock dividend yield is close to 5-year high.

* 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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Mercury NZ Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
33 Broadway, The Mercury Building, P O Box 90399, Newmarket, Auckland, NTL, NZL, 1142
Mercury NZ (formerly Mighty River Power) generates more than 15% of New Zealand's electricity and is one of the four major electricity generators and suppliers in the country. All electricity is generated from renewable sources, which makes it one of the lowest-cost providers of electricity. The company operates nine hydro stations and five geothermal power plants in the North Island and some wind farms. Mercury sells electricity to residential and commercial customers and has the largest share of the key Auckland market.