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Bowler Metcalf (JSE:BCF) Dividend Yield % : 4.61% (As of Mar. 28, 2025)


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What is Bowler Metcalf Dividend Yield %?

As of today (2025-03-28), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Bowler Metcalf is 4.61%.

Good Sign:

Bowler Metcalf Ltd stock dividend yield is close to 1-year high.

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

JSE:BCF' s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.47   Med: 4.73   Max: 6.81
Current: 4.61

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Bowler Metcalf was 6.81%. The lowest was 2.47%. And the median was 4.73%.

JSE:BCF's Dividend Yield % is ranked better than
78.74% of 254 companies
in the Packaging & Containers industry
Industry Median: 2.7 vs JSE:BCF: 4.61

Bowler Metcalf's Dividend Payout Ratio for the six months ended in Dec. 2024 was 0.00.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Bowler Metcalf was 0.47. The lowest was 0.04. And the median was 0.41.

As of today (2025-03-28), the Forward Dividend Yield % of Bowler Metcalf is 4.61%.

Bowler Metcalf's Dividends per Share for the six months ended in Dec. 2024 was R0.38.

During the past 12 months, Bowler Metcalf's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 53.00% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -0.20% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 4.50% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 3.40% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Bowler Metcalf was 21.00% per year. The lowest was -4.10% per year. And the median was 3.75% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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* Please note that "special dividend" is not included in the calculation of dividend per share and related fields.


Bowler Metcalf Dividend Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bowler Metcalf'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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Bowler Metcalf Dividend Yield % Chart

Bowler Metcalf Annual Data
Trend Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24
Dividend Yield %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.81 5.22 5.33 4.28 4.42

Bowler Metcalf Semi-Annual Data
Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24
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 4.99 4.28 4.25 4.42 4.54

Competitive Comparison of Bowler Metcalf's Dividend Yield %

For the Packaging & Containers subindustry, Bowler Metcalf'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.


Bowler Metcalf's Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Packaging & Containers Industry

For the Packaging & Containers industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Bowler Metcalf's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

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


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Bowler Metcalf Dividend Yield % Calculation

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

Bowler Metcalf Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
ZAR 0.2500002025-03-262025-03-282025-03-31Cash Dividendsemi-annuallyZAR:ZAR 1.000000
ZAR 0.3780002024-10-232024-10-252024-10-28Cash Dividendsemi-annuallyZAR:ZAR 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.

Bowler Metcalf's Trailing Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Trailing Annual Dividend Yield=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=0.628/13.90
=4.52 %

Current Share Price is R13.90.
Bowler Metcalf's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is R0.628.

Bowler Metcalf's Forward Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Forward Annual Dividend Yield=Forward Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=0.5/13.90
=3.60 %

Current Share Price is R13.90.
Bowler Metcalf's Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as R0.25 * 2 = R0.5.

* 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.


Bowler Metcalf  (JSE:BCF) 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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Bowler Metcalf Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
Harris Drive, PO Box 92, Ottery, Cape Town, WC, ZAF, 7800
Bowler Metcalf Ltd is engaged in the business of containers and packaging. The company's operating segment includes Plastic Packaging and Property Investment. It generates maximum revenue from the Plastic Packaging segment. The plastics division specializes in the manufacture of rigid plastic packaging for the toiletry, cosmetic, household, pharmaceutical, and food markets. Its mode of manufacture comprises injection and blow molding, extrusion and injection stretch blow molding.

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