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UG (United-Guardian) 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate : -30.70% (As of Sep. 2024)


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What is United-Guardian 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate?

United-Guardian's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was $0.35.

During the past 12 months, United-Guardian's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 46.30% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -49.60% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -30.70% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -9.80% 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 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of United-Guardian was 45.10% per year. The lowest was -49.60% per year. And the median was 13.00% per year.

United-Guardian's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was 2.12. As of today, United-Guardian's Dividend Yield % is 6.10%.

Warning Sign:

If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of United-Guardian Inc is 0.89, which seems too high.

Good Sign:

United-Guardian Inc stock dividend yield is close to 1-year high.

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


Competitive Comparison of United-Guardian's 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate

For the Household & Personal Products subindustry, United-Guardian's 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate, along with its competitors' market caps and 5-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.


United-Guardian's 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, United-Guardian's 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where United-Guardian's 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate falls into.



United-Guardian 5-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 least square regression.

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.


United-Guardian  (NAS:UG) 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate Explanation

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

United-Guardian's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio=Dividends per Share (Q: Sep. 2024 )/ EPS without NRI (Q: Sep. 2024 )
=0.35/ 0.165
=2.12

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of United-Guardian was 1.46. The lowest was 0.20. And the median was 1.12.

Warning Sign:

If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of United-Guardian Inc is 0.89, which seems too high.

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

United-Guardian Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
USD 0.3500002024-07-232024-07-232024-07-31Cash Dividendsemi-annuallyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.2500002024-02-092024-02-122024-02-20Cash Dividendsemi-annuallyUSD: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.

United-Guardian's Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Dividend Yield %=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=0.6/9.83
=6.10 %

Current Share Price is $9.83.
United-Guardian's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $0.6.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of United-Guardian was 9.77%. The lowest was 1.08%. And the median was 5.36%.

Good Sign:

United-Guardian Inc stock dividend yield is close to 1-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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United-Guardian Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
230 Marcus Boulevard, Hauppauge, NY, USA, 11788
United-Guardian Inc manufactures and markets cosmetic ingredients, pharmaceuticals, medical lubricants, and specialty industrial products. Its product portfolio includes Klensoft, Deselex, Renacidin, Lubrajel Fluid. The company's pharmaceutical products are sold to and distributed by full-line drug wholesalers throughout the United States. Its medical and specialty industrial products are sold directly by the company to the end-users of those products or, in some cases, to contract manufacturers used by some of those end users. It operates in one business segment and its current product lines are separated into four distinct product categories that are cosmetic ingredients, pharmaceuticals, medical lubricants and sexual wellness. It derives key revenue from the sales made in the U.S.
Executives
Donna Vigilante officer: President 428 NORTH ERIE AVE, LINDENHURST NY 11757
Beatriz Blanco director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 230 MARCUS BOULEVARD, HAUPPAUGE NY 11788
Joseph J Vernice officer: Vice President C/O UNITED GUARDIAN INC, 230 MARCUS BLVD P O BOX 18050, HAUPPAUGE NY 11788
Betsee Parker 10 percent owner C/O MILDRED F. SLATER, 9005 JOHN S. MOSBY HIGHWAY, UPPERVILLE VA 20185
Arthur Dresner director C/O UNITED GUARDIAN INC, 230 MARCUS BLVD PO BOX 18050, HAUPPAUGE NY 11788
Kenneth H Globus director, 10 percent owner, officer: President & General Counsel C/O UNITED-GUARDIAN, INC., 230 MARCUS BLVD., P.O. BOX 18050, HAUPPAUGE NY 11788
Henry P Globus director C/O UNITED GUARDIAN INC, 230 MARCUS BLVD PO BOX 18050, HAUPPAUGE NY 11788
Derek Hampson officer: Vice President
Peter A Hiltunen officer: Vioe President C/O UNITED GUARDIAN INC, 230 MARCUS BLVD, HAUPPAUGE NY 117088
Nolan Christopher William Sr director 15 TILGHMAN DRIVE, WAYNE NJ 07470
Alfred R Globus director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O UNITED-GUARDIAN, INC., 230 MARCUS BLVD., P.O. BOX 18050, HAUPPAUGE NY 11788
Robert S Rubinger director, officer: Exec.V.P., Secretary, Treas.
Andrew A Boccone director C/O UNITED GUARDIAN INC, 230 MERCUS BLVD P O BOX 18050, HAUPPAUGE NY 11788
Charles W Castanza director, officer: Senior Vice President C/O UNITED GUARDIAN INC, 230 MARCUS BLVD PO BOX 18050, HAUPPAUGE NY 11788
Cecile Brophy officer: Controller