BOC Kenya (NAI:BOC) 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % : 5.01 (As of May. 07, 2024)

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What is BOC Kenya 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %?

BOC Kenya's yield on cost for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2022 was 5.01.

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

NAI:BOC' s 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.23 Med: 5.91 Max: 9.86
Current: 5.01

During the past 11 years, BOC Kenya's highest Yield on Cost was 9.86. The lowest was 3.23. And the median was 5.91.

NAI:BOC's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % is ranked better than
78.52% of 1052 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 2.32 vs NAI:BOC: 5.01

Competitive Comparison of BOC Kenya's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %

For the Chemicals subindustry, BOC Kenya'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.

BOC Kenya's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, BOC Kenya's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where BOC Kenya's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % falls into.

BOC Kenya 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 BOC Kenya is calculated as

Yield-on-Cost

Dividend Yield %

Dividend Growth Rate)^5

BOC Kenya (NAI:BOC) 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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BOC Kenya (NAI:BOC) Business Description

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Address

Kitui Road, Off Kampala Road, P.O. Box 18010, Industrial Area, Nairobi, KEN, 00500

Website

https://www.boc.co.ke

BOC Kenya PLC is engaged in the manufacture and sale of industrial gases, medical gases, and welding products. The company's segment based on regions consists of Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its product range consists of Bulk gases, Packaged gases, and Engineering services. Bulk gases include liquid oxygen and liquid nitrogen. Packaged gases comprise medical gases, industrial gases, and special gas mixtures, and liquefied petroleum gas. The engineering services include supplies of medical equipment, construction of medical and other gas pipelines, liquefied petroleum gas installations, tanks and pipelines, industrial gas storage and pipeline installations, and related maintenance services. The company generates majority of its revenue from the sale of medical and industrial gases.