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Southern Sun (JSE:SSU) Dividend Yield % : 1.47% (As of Mar. 26, 2025)


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What is Southern Sun Dividend Yield %?

As of today (2025-03-26), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Southern Sun is 1.47%.

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

JSE:SSU' s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0   Med: 0   Max: 2.39
Current: 1.47

During the past 8 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Southern Sun was 2.39%. The lowest was 0.00%. And the median was 0.00%.

JSE:SSU's Dividend Yield % is ranked worse than
68.15% of 383 companies
in the Travel & Leisure industry
Industry Median: 2.47 vs JSE:SSU: 1.47

Southern Sun's Dividend Payout Ratio for the six months ended in Sep. 2024 was 0.52.

During the past 8 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Southern Sun was 0.20. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.

As of today (2025-03-26), the Forward Dividend Yield % of Southern Sun is 1.47%.

Southern Sun's Dividends per Share for the six months ended in Sep. 2024 was R0.13.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

For more information regarding to dividend, please check our Dividend Page.

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


Southern Sun Dividend Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Southern Sun'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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Southern Sun Dividend Yield % Chart

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Competitive Comparison of Southern Sun's Dividend Yield %

For the Lodging subindustry, Southern Sun'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.


Southern Sun's Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Travel & Leisure Industry

For the Travel & Leisure industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Southern Sun's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

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



Southern Sun Dividend Yield % Calculation

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

Southern Sun Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
ZAR 0.1250002024-06-122024-06-142024-06-18Cash DividendannuallyZAR: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.

Southern Sun's Trailing Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Trailing Annual Dividend Yield=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=0.125/8.51
=1.47 %

Current Share Price is R8.51.
Southern Sun's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is R0.125.

Southern Sun's Forward Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Forward Annual Dividend Yield=Forward Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=0.125/8.51
=1.47 %

Current Share Price is R8.51.
Southern Sun's Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as R0.125 * 1 = R0.125.

* 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.


Southern Sun  (JSE:SSU) 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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Southern Sun Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
Nelson Mandela Square, Maude Streets, 4th Floor, South Tower, Cnr 5th, Sandton, GT, ZAF, 2196
Southern Sun Ltd is a South Africa-based company engaged in the hospitality industry. The company's segment includes Manco; Investment properties; Sandton Consortium; SA Portfolio and Offshore. It generates maximum revenue from the SA Portfolio segment. The SA Portfolio consists of the South African hotel operations which are owned within the group and are managed and reported on based on the geographical area in which the hotel is located.

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