Caribbean Utilities Co (Caribbean Utilities Co) Dividend Payout Ratio

: 0.78 (As of Dec. 2023)

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Caribbean Utilities Co's dividend payout ratio for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.78.

Warning Sign:

If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of Caribbean Utilities Co Ltd is 0.74, which seems too high.

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

CUPUF' s Dividend Payout Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.74 Med: 0.94 Max: 1.04
Current: 0.74

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Caribbean Utilities Co was 1.04. The lowest was 0.74. And the median was 0.94.

CUPUF's Dividend Payout Ratio is ranked worse than
71.12% of 367 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 0.53 vs CUPUF: 0.74

As of today (2024-04-24), the Dividend Yield % of Caribbean Utilities Co is 5.25%.

During the past 13 years, the highest Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Caribbean Utilities Co was 6.57%. The lowest was 4.01%. And the median was 5.18%.

Caribbean Utilities Co's Dividends per Share for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.18.

During the past 12 months, Caribbean Utilities Co's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 2.10% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 0.90% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 0.60% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 1.00% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Caribbean Utilities Co was 15.40% per year. The lowest was -11.50% per year. And the median was 1.05% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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

Caribbean Utilities Co Dividend Payout Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Caribbean Utilities Co's Dividend Payout Ratio can be seen below:

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Caribbean Utilities Co Annual Data

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Dec20

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Dec23

Dividend Payout Ratio

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0.87

0.98

0.92

0.85

0.74

Caribbean Utilities Co Quarterly Data
	Mar19	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23
Dividend Payout Ratio	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															0.83	1.32	0.72	0.51	0.78

Competitive Comparison

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, Caribbean Utilities Co'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.

Caribbean Utilities Co Dividend Payout Ratio Distribution

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Caribbean Utilities Co's Dividend Payout Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Caribbean Utilities Co's Dividend Payout Ratio falls into.

Caribbean Utilities Co Dividend Payout Ratio Calculation

Dividend payout ratio measures the percentage of the company's earnings paid out as dividends.

Caribbean Utilities Co's Dividend Payout Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio	=	Dividends per Share (A: Dec. 2023 )	/	EPS without NRI (A: Dec. 2023 )
	=	0.715	/	0.964
	=	0.74

Caribbean Utilities Co's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio	=	Dividends per Share (Q: Dec. 2023 )	/	EPS without NRI (Q: Dec. 2023 )
	=	0.18	/	0.23
	=	0.78

Caribbean Utilities Co (OTCPK:CUPUF) Dividend Payout Ratio Explanation

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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Caribbean Utilities Co (Caribbean Utilities Co) Business Description

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Address

457 North Sound Road, P.O. Box 38, Grand Cayman, CYM, KY1-1101

Website

https://www.cuc-cayman.com

Caribbean Utilities Co Ltd is the sole supplier of electricity on Grand Cayman with a total installed generating capacity of 166 MW, nine transformer substations, approximately 552 miles of land-based high voltage transmission and distribution lines and 15 miles of high-voltage submarine cable. The Company uses diesel generation to produce electricity for Grand Cayman.

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