Central Finance Co (COL:CFIN.N0000) Dividend Yield % : 3.57% (As of Jun. 20, 2024)

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What is Central Finance Co Dividend Yield %?

As of today (2024-06-20), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Central Finance Co is 3.57%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Central Finance Co's Dividend Yield % or its related term are showing as below:

COL:CFIN.N0000' s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.16 Med: 2.73 Max: 7.49
Current: 3.57

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Central Finance Co was 7.49%. The lowest was 1.16%. And the median was 2.73%.

COL:CFIN.N0000's Dividend Yield % is ranked better than
50.24% of 209 companies
in the Credit Services industry
Industry Median: 3.49 vs COL:CFIN.N0000: 3.57

Central Finance Co's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.00.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Central Finance Co was 0.14. The lowest was 0.07. And the median was 0.13.

As of today (2024-06-20), the Forward Dividend Yield % of Central Finance Co is 3.36%.

Central Finance Co's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was රු0.00.

During the past 12 months, Central Finance Co's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -5.60% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Central Finance Co was 58.70% per year. The lowest was -12.90% per year. And the median was 22.60% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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Central Finance Co Dividend Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Central Finance Co's Dividend Yield % can be seen below:

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Central Finance Co Dividend Yield % Chart

Central Finance Co Annual Data

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2.34

5.53

6.22

3.98

Central Finance Co Quarterly Data
	Jun19	Sep19	Dec19	Mar20	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24
Dividend Yield %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															6.22	6.06	3.51	4.04	3.98

Competitive Comparison of Central Finance Co's Dividend Yield %

For the Credit Services subindustry, Central Finance Co's Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Yield % 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.

Central Finance Co's Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Credit Services Industry

For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, Central Finance Co's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

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Central Finance Co Dividend Yield % Calculation

Dividend Yield measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

Central Finance Co Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount	Ex-date	Record Date	Pay Date	Type	Frequency	Forex Rate
LKR 2.500000	2024-01-02	2024-01-04	2024-01-09	Cash Dividend	semi-annually	LKR:LKR 1.000000
LKR 1.750000	2023-07-04	2023-07-06	2023-07-11	Cash Dividend	semi-annually	LKR:LKR 1.000000

* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.

Central Finance Co's Trailing Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Trailing Annual Dividend Yield	=	Most Recent Full Year Dividend	/	Current Share Price
	=	4.25	/	118.75
	=	3.58 %

Current Share Price is රු118.75.
Central Finance Co's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is රු4.25.

Central Finance Co's Forward Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Forward Annual Dividend Yield	=	Forward Full Year Dividend	/	Current Share Price
	=	5	/	118.75
	=	4.21 %

Current Share Price is රු118.75.
Central Finance Co's Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as රු2.5 * 2 = රු5.

Central Finance Co (COL:CFIN.N0000) Dividend Yield % Explanation

Over the long term, the return from dividends has been a significant contributor to the total returns produced by equity securities. Studies by Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh, and Mike Staunton of Princeton University (2002) found that a market-oriented portfolio, which included reinvested dividends, would have generated nearly 85 times the wealth generated by the same portfolio relying solely on capital gains.

Dividends may also qualify a lower tax rate for investors.

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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Central Finance Co (COL:CFIN.N0000) Business Description

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No. 84, Raja Veediya, Kandy, LKA

Website

https://www.cf.lk

Central Finance Co PLC is a Sri Lanka-based financial house. Along with its subsidiaries, the firm operates in seven segments including leasing, hire purchase and advances; medical services; power generation; manufacturing; insurance broking; investments; and real estate. The company generates the majority of its revenue from leasing, hire purchases, and other advanced segments.

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