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Korea Gas (XKRX:036460) Dividend Payout Ratio : 0.92 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Korea Gas 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. Korea Gas's Dividend Payout Ratio for the months ended in Dec. 2024 was 0.92.

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

XKRX:036460' s Dividend Payout Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.03   Med: 0.17   Max: 0.47
Current: 0.17


During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Korea Gas was 0.47. The lowest was 0.03. And the median was 0.17.

XKRX:036460's Dividend Payout Ratio is ranked better than
90.74% of 367 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 0.52 vs XKRX:036460: 0.17

As of today (2025-04-24), the Dividend Yield % of Korea Gas is 3.75%.

During the past 13 years, the highest Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Korea Gas was 8.22%. The lowest was 0.35%. And the median was 1.54%.

Korea Gas's Dividends per Share for the months ended in Dec. 2024 was ₩1,455.00.

During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -18.90% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Korea Gas was 100.00% per year. The lowest was -52.50% per year. And the median was -16.15% 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.


Korea Gas Dividend Payout Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Korea Gas'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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Korea Gas Dividend Payout Ratio Chart

Korea Gas Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Dividend Payout Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 0.47 - - 0.17

Korea Gas Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
Dividend Payout Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - - - 0.92

Competitive Comparison of Korea Gas's Dividend Payout Ratio

For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, Korea Gas'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.


Korea Gas's Dividend Payout Ratio Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

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

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


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Korea Gas Dividend Payout Ratio Calculation

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.

Korea Gas's Dividend Payout Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio=Dividends per Share (A: Dec. 2024 )/ EPS without NRI (A: Dec. 2024 )
=1455/ 8685.895
=0.17

Korea Gas'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 )
=1455/ 1574.635
=0.92

* 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.


Korea Gas (XKRX:036460) 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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Korea Gas Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
215 Jeongja-dong, Bundang-gu, Seongnam, KOR, 463-754
Korea Gas Corp is a Korean natural gas utility company. The Government of Korea holds a majority stake in the firm. Korea Gas Corp holds a monopoly as the country's only natural gas distributor with a nationwide network of pipelines and storage tanks. The company segments its operations into Domestic Business and Overseas Business units. The Domestic Business division encompasses Korea Gas' liquefied natural gas (LNG) purchasing, supply, storage, and pipeline distributing activities. The company primarily buys natural gas from Middle Eastern and Southeast Asian sources. Korea Gas' total revenue is split fairly evenly between the sale of natural gas to urban consumers and to the power sector. Korean housing and industrial customers represent the majority of the firm's customer base.

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