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Bloomsbury Publishing (LSE:BMY) Dividend Yield % : 2.57% (As of Apr. 29, 2024)


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What is Bloomsbury Publishing Dividend Yield %?

As of today (2024-04-29), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Bloomsbury Publishing is 2.57%.

Good Sign:

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC stock dividend yield is close to 3-year high.

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

LSE:BMY' s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.29   Med: 3.25   Max: 4.58
Current: 2.57

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Bloomsbury Publishing was 4.58%. The lowest was 0.29%. And the median was 3.25%.

LSE:BMY's Dividend Yield % is ranked worse than
53.79% of 383 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 2.85 vs LSE:BMY: 2.57

Bloomsbury Publishing's Dividend Payout Ratio for the six months ended in Aug. 2023 was 0.59.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Bloomsbury Publishing was 0.51. The lowest was 0.07. And the median was 0.42.

As of today (2024-04-29), the Forward Dividend Yield % of Bloomsbury Publishing is 2.57%.

Bloomsbury Publishing's Dividends per Share for the six months ended in Aug. 2023 was £0.10.

During the past 12 months, Bloomsbury Publishing's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 9.30% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 11.50% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 3.90% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 1.80% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Bloomsbury Publishing was 24.80% per year. The lowest was -41.50% per year. And the median was 6.80% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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Bloomsbury Publishing Dividend Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Bloomsbury Publishing'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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Bloomsbury Publishing Dividend Yield % Chart

Bloomsbury Publishing Annual Data
Trend Feb14 Feb15 Feb16 Feb17 Feb18 Feb19 Feb20 Feb21 Feb22 Feb23
Dividend Yield %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.26 3.28 0.48 2.19 2.58

Bloomsbury Publishing Semi-Annual Data
Feb14 Aug14 Feb15 Aug15 Feb16 Aug16 Feb17 Aug17 Feb18 Aug18 Feb19 Aug19 Feb20 Aug20 Feb21 Aug21 Feb22 Aug22 Feb23 Aug23
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 2.51 2.19 2.55 2.58 2.82

Competitive Comparison of Bloomsbury Publishing's Dividend Yield %

For the Publishing subindustry, Bloomsbury Publishing'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.


Bloomsbury Publishing's Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Bloomsbury Publishing's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

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



Bloomsbury Publishing Dividend Yield % Calculation

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

Bloomsbury Publishing Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
GBP 0.0372023-11-022023-11-032023-12-01Cash Dividendsemi-annuallyGBP:GBP 1.000000
GBP 0.1032023-07-272023-07-282023-08-25Cash Dividendsemi-annuallyGBP:GBP 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.

Bloomsbury Publishing's Trailing Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Trailing Annual Dividend Yield=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=0.14/5.46
=2.56 %

Current Share Price is £5.46.
Bloomsbury Publishing's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is £0.14.

Bloomsbury Publishing's Forward Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Forward Annual Dividend Yield=Forward Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=0.074/5.46
=1.36 %

Current Share Price is £5.46.
Bloomsbury Publishing's Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as £0.037 * 2 = £0.074.

* 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.


Bloomsbury Publishing  (LSE:BMY) 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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Bloomsbury Publishing (LSE:BMY) Business Description

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Address
50 Bedford Square, London, GBR, WC1B 3DP
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC is a publisher of books and other media for general readers, children, students, researchers, and professionals. It offers authors access to these multiple markets in multiple formats throughout the world in print, through e-books, digital downloads, and apps in schools, libraries, universities, and in terrestrial and internet bookshops. The company divisions are Consumer and Non-Consumer. Consumer division is split out into Children's Trade and Adult Trade; and Non-Consumer split between Academic and Professional, Education, Special Interest, and Content Services. It derives maximum revenue from the Consumer division segment. The company operates in the UK, North America, and other countries.