Sims (ASX:SGM) Dividend Payout Ratio : 0.66 (As of Dec. 2024)

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What is Sims Dividend Payout Ratio?

The Dividend Payout Ratio is the measure of dividends paid out to shareholders relative to the company's net income. It is calculated as the Dividends per Share divided by the Earnings per Share (Diluted) during the same time period. Sims's Dividend Payout Ratio for the months ended in Dec. 2024 was 0.66.

Warning Sign:

If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of Sims Ltd is 1.75, which seems too high.

The historical rank and industry rank for Sims's Dividend Payout Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

ASX:SGM' s Dividend Payout Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.09 Med: 0.53 Max: 1.75
Current: 1.75

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Sims was 1.75. The lowest was 0.09. And the median was 0.53.

ASX:SGM's Dividend Payout Ratio is ranked worse than
94.37% of 284 companies
in the Steel industry
Industry Median: 0.36 vs ASX:SGM: 1.75

As of today (2025-03-30), the Dividend Yield % of Sims is 1.31%.

During the past 13 years, the highest Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Sims was 9.12%. The lowest was 0.54%. And the median was 2.77%.

Sims's Dividends per Share for the months ended in Dec. 2024 was A$0.10.

During the past 12 months, Sims's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -71.40% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 20.50% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -0.10% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Sims was 100.00% per year. The lowest was -45.00% per year. And the median was 7.85% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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

* Please note that "special dividend" is not included in the calculation of dividend per share and related fields.

Sims Dividend Payout Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sims's Dividend Payout Ratio 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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Sims Dividend Payout Ratio Chart

Sims Annual Data

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Jun24

Dividend Payout Ratio

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0.09

0.25

0.81

Sims Semi-Annual Data
	Jun15	Dec15	Jun16	Dec16	Jun17	Dec17	Jun18	Dec18	Jun19	Dec19	Jun20	Dec20	Jun21	Dec21	Jun22	Dec22	Jun23	Dec23	Jun24	Dec24
Dividend Payout Ratio	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															1.29	0.35	0.65	-	0.66

Competitive Comparison of Sims's Dividend Payout Ratio

For the Steel subindustry, Sims's Dividend Payout Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Payout Ratio 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.

Sims's Dividend Payout Ratio Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Sims's Dividend Payout Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

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Sims Dividend Payout Ratio Calculation

Sims's Dividend Payout Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio	=	Dividends per Share (A: Jun. 2024 )	/	EPS without NRI (A: Jun. 2024 )
	=	0.21	/	-0.084
	=	N/A

Sims's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio	=	Dividends per Share (Q: Dec. 2024 )	/	EPS without NRI (Q: Dec. 2024 )
	=	0.1	/	0.151
	=	0.66

Sims (ASX:SGM) Dividend Payout Ratio Explanation

In dividends investing, Dividend 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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Address

189 O’Riordan Street, Suite 2, Level 9, Mascot, Sydney, NSW, AUS, 2020

Website

https://www.simsltd.com

Sims is the world's largest publicly traded metal and electronics recycler, with about three-fourths of earnings generated in North America and the remainder from Australia and New Zealand. Its main business is the buying, processing, and selling of scrap metal. Sims North American segment comprises the largest ferrous scrap recycler in North America, trading as Sims Metal Management, and 50% owned SA Recycling. Almost all sales are of ferrous metals with less than 10% of sales volumes from more valuable nonferrous metals retrieved in the scrap recycling process.