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Auto Trader Group (LSE:AUTO) 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % : 1.17 (As of Dec. 13, 2024)


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What is Auto Trader Group 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %?

Auto Trader Group's yield on cost for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2024 was 1.17.


The historical rank and industry rank for Auto Trader Group's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % or its related term are showing as below:

LSE:AUTO' s 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.12   Med: 1.17   Max: 1.88
Current: 1.17


During the past 13 years, Auto Trader Group's highest Yield on Cost was 1.88. The lowest was 0.12. And the median was 1.17.


LSE:AUTO's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % is ranked worse than
73.49% of 166 companies
in the Interactive Media industry
Industry Median: 2.35 vs LSE:AUTO: 1.17

Competitive Comparison of Auto Trader Group's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, Auto Trader Group's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %, along with its competitors' market caps and 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % 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.


Auto Trader Group's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Auto Trader Group's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Auto Trader Group's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % falls into.



Auto Trader Group 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Calculation

Dividend Yield % and dividend growth of a stock is an important factor for income investors. But if company A raises its dividend constantly faster than company B, company A's future dividend yield might be much higher than Company B's even if their yields are the same now and their stock prices do not change.

Yield on Cost assumes that you buy and the stock today, and hold it for 5 years. If the company raises it dividends at the same rate as it did over the past 5 years, the dividends investors receive annually in 5 years relative to the stock price today.

Therefore, Yield-on-Cost of Auto Trader Group is calculated as

Yield-on-Cost=Dividend Yield %*(1+Dividend Growth Rate)^5

Auto Trader Group  (LSE:AUTO) 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Explanation

Of course the risk here is that the company may not raise its dividends as it did before. The key is to select the companies that can consistently raise its dividends. Usually companies with long history of raising dividends tend to do so.


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Auto Trader Group Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
1 Tony Wilson Place, 4th Floor, Manchester, GBR, M15 4FN
Auto Trader Group PLC is a digital automotive marketplace based in the UK, which provides trading channels for a range of vehicles such as cars, trucks, vans, bikes, and farm machinery, as well as relevant services such as car insurance, loans, valuations, and vehicle check services. The company generates revenue from three streams; Trade revenue from retailers and home traders advertising vehicles and using Auto Trader's products, which represent the majority of the company's income; the Consumer services revenue stems from private sellers placing advertisements and from the company's partners who provide services to consumers; and the Display advertising revenue is earned from manufacturers or their advertising agencies, which advertise their brand or services on the marketplace.