The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.
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NV Energy Dividend Yield % Historical Data
The historical data trend for NV Energy'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.
Competitive Comparison of NV Energy's Dividend Yield %
For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, NV Energy'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.
NV Energy's Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry
For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, NV Energy's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where NV Energy's Dividend Yield % falls into.
NV Energy Dividend Yield % Calculation
Dividend Yield measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.
NV Energy (FRA:SRQ) 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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NV Energy, Inc., is an investor-owned holding Company that was incorporated under Nevada law on December 12, 1983. The Company has four main, wholly-owned subsidiaries: Nevada Power Company d/b/a NV Energy, Sierra Pacific Power Company d/b/a NV Energy, NVE Insurance Company, Inc. and Lands of Sierra. The Company's Utilities operate three regulated business segments which are NPC electric, SPPC electric and SPPC natural gas. The Utilities are public utilities engaged in the generation, transmission, distribution and sale of electricity and, in the case of SPPC, sale of natural gas. NPC and SPPC are public utilities that generate, transmit and distribute electric energy in Nevada and, in the case of SPPC also deliver natural gas service. At year-end 2011, NVE served approximately 1.2 million electric customers, of which 840,000 electric customers primarily in Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, Henderson and adjoining areas were served by NPC, and approximately 323,000 electric customers in an approximate 50,000 square mile area of western, central and northeastern Nevada, including the cities of Reno, Sparks, Carson City, and Elko were served by SPPC. Additionally, SPPC provided natural gas service to approximately 152,000 customers in an area of about 800 square miles in Nevada's Reno/Sparks area. Major industries served by the Utilities include gaming/recreation, mining, warehousing/manufacturing and governmental entities. The Utilities are subject to extensive federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to environmental protection.
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