Softcat (CHIX:SCTL) Dividend Payout Ratio : 0.25 (As of Jul. 2024)

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What is Softcat 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. Softcat's Dividend Payout Ratio for the months ended in Jul. 2024 was 0.25.

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

CHIX:SCTl' s Dividend Payout Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.09 Med: 0.39 Max: 0.48
Current: 0.43

During the past 12 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Softcat was 0.48. The lowest was 0.09. And the median was 0.39.

CHIX:SCTl's Dividend Payout Ratio is ranked better than
54.26% of 1222 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 0.47 vs CHIX:SCTl: 0.43

As of today (2024-12-12), the Dividend Yield % of Softcat is 1.73%.

During the past 12 years, the highest Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Softcat was 2.00%. The lowest was 0.38%. And the median was 1.25%.

Softcat's Dividends per Share for the months ended in Jul. 2024 was £0.09.

During the past 12 months, Softcat's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 3.70% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 3.50% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 18.00% per year.

During the past 12 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Softcat was 98.50% per year. The lowest was 3.50% per year. And the median was 25.45% 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.

Softcat Dividend Payout Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Softcat's Dividend Payout Ratio can be seen below:

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Softcat Dividend Payout Ratio Chart

Softcat Annual Data

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Dividend Payout Ratio

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0.27

0.48

0.39

0.44

0.43

Softcat Semi-Annual Data
	Jan15	Jul15	Jan16	Jul16	Jan17	Jul17	Jan18	Jul18	Jan19	Jul19	Jan20	Jul20	Jan21	Jul21	Jan22	Jul22	Jan23	Jul23	Jan24	Jul24
Dividend Payout Ratio	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.25	0.66	0.26	0.67	0.25

Competitive Comparison of Softcat's Dividend Payout Ratio

For the Electronics & Computer Distribution subindustry, Softcat'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.

Softcat's Dividend Payout Ratio Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Softcat's Dividend Payout Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Softcat's Dividend Payout Ratio falls into.

Softcat Dividend Payout Ratio Calculation

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

Dividend Payout Ratio	=	Dividends per Share (A: Jul. 2024 )	/	EPS without NRI (A: Jul. 2024 )
	=	0.255	/	0.594
	=	0.43

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

Dividend Payout Ratio	=	Dividends per Share (Q: Jul. 2024 )	/	EPS without NRI (Q: Jul. 2024 )
	=	0.085	/	0.339
	=	0.25

Softcat (CHIX:SCTl) 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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Fieldhouse Lane, Solar House, Marlow, Buckinghamshire, GBR, SL7 1LW

Website

https://www.softcat.com

Softcat PLC is a information technology infrastructure and service provider. It offers software licensing, workplace technology, networking and security, and cloud and data center solutions to the corporates, public sector organizations and small to medium-sized business segment, of which small to medium-sized business segment is the business provider to the company. The entity earns revenue from offering products like software, hardware, and services, as well as the sale of the company's own services, of which majority of the revenue is derived from offering software products.