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Zep (FRA:14Z) Dividend Yield % : 0.73% (As of May. 27, 2024)


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What is Zep Dividend Yield %?

As of today (2024-05-27), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Zep is 0.73%.

Warning Sign:

Zep Inc stock dividend yield is close to 1-year low.

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

FRA:14Z' s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.23   Med: 1.01   Max: 2.28
Current: 0.73

During the past 11 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Zep was 2.28%. The lowest was 0.23%. And the median was 1.01%.

FRA:14Z's Dividend Yield % is not ranked
in the Chemicals industry.
Industry Median: 1.9 vs FRA:14Z: 0.73

Zep's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Feb. 2015 was 5.89.

Warning Sign:

If a company dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout of Zep Inc is 7.23, which seems too high.

During the past 11 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Zep was 6.00. The lowest was 0.10. And the median was 0.27.

As of today (2024-05-27), the Forward Dividend Yield % of Zep is 0.00%.

Zep's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Feb. 2015 was €0.05.

During the past 12 months, Zep's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 16.70% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 7.70% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 3.20% per year.

During the past 11 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Zep was 10.10% per year. The lowest was 0.00% per year. And the median was 0.00% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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Zep Dividend Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Zep's Dividend Yield % 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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Zep Dividend Yield % Chart

Zep Annual Data
Trend Aug05 Aug06 Aug07 Aug08 Aug09 Aug10 Aug11 Aug12 Aug13 Aug14
Dividend Yield %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - - - 0.92

Zep Quarterly Data
May10 Aug10 Nov10 Feb11 May11 Aug11 Nov11 Feb12 May12 Aug12 Nov12 Feb13 May13 Aug13 Nov13 Feb14 May14 Aug14 Nov14 Feb15
Dividend Yield % 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 0.29 0.57 0.92 1.33 -

Competitive Comparison of Zep's Dividend Yield %

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Zep'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.


Zep's Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Zep's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Zep's Dividend Yield % falls into.



Zep Dividend Yield % Calculation

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


Zep  (FRA:14Z) 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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Zep (FRA:14Z) Business Description

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Zep Inc. was founded in 1937. It is a producer, marketer, and service provider of a range of cleaning and maintenance solutions for commercial, industrial, institutional, and consumer end-markets. Zeps product portfolio includes anti-bacterial and industrial hand care products, cleaners, degreasers, deodorizers, disinfectants, floor finishes, sanitizers, and pest and weed control products. It continually refreshes its product portfolio and service offerings. Zep reaches its customers through an experienced, international organization of sales representatives supported by highly skilled marketing, research and development and technical services teams, who collectively provide creative solutions for its customers' diverse cleaning and maintenance needs by utilizing their product expertise and providing customized value added services that it distinguish Zep among its competitors. Through its direct sales organization, Zep provides convenient, highly effective cleaning and maintenance solutions to customers in a broad array of commercial, industrial, and institutional end-markets, including transportation, food processing and service, manufacturing, government, and housekeeping. These customers include government entities and businesses ranging from small sole proprietorships to large corporations. It sells its products to customers mainly in the United States, Canada and Western Europe. Zep markes these products and services under well recognized and established brand names, such as Zep , Zep Commercial, Zep Professional, Enforcer, and Selig. Zep is its flagship brand and represents largest portfolio of cleaning and maintenance solutions for commercial, industrial, and institutional customers needing highly effective product solutions and professional technical support. Zep Commercial provides professional cleaning and plumbing chemical products targeted to contractors and small business owners and are currently sold through The Home Depot, HD Supply and other retailers. Zep Professional was introduced in fiscal year 2009 and represents its portfolio of cleaning and maintenance solutions that are offered to customers in the commercial, industrial, and institutional end-markets who prefer to acquire product through the distribution channel. Selig offers a limited assortment of cleaning solutions targeted to commercial, industrial and institutional customers. It produces a range of cleaning and maintenance solutions for commercial, industrial, institutional, and consumer customers. Zeps commercial, industrial, and institutional customers include government entities and businesses ranging from small sole proprietorships to large corporations as well as distributors. Its sales and service organization covers the United States, Canada, Italy, Belgium, Luxemburg, the Netherlands and certain other smaller markets. It manufactures products at six facilities located in the United States, Canada, the Netherlands, and Italy.The key raw materi

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