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British Smaller VCT (LSE:BSV) Dividend Yield % : 5.23% (As of Apr. 04, 2025)


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What is British Smaller VCT Dividend Yield %?

As of today (2025-04-04), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of British Smaller VCT is 5.23%.

Warning Sign:

British Smaller Companies VCT PLC stock Dividend Yield % is close to 10-year low.

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

LSE:BSV' s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4.71   Med: 6.4   Max: 27.4
Current: 5.23

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of British Smaller VCT was 27.40%. The lowest was 4.71%. And the median was 6.40%.

LSE:BSV's Dividend Yield % is ranked worse than
58.36% of 1172 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 6.095 vs LSE:BSV: 5.23

British Smaller VCT's Dividend Payout Ratio for the six months ended in Sep. 2024 was 20.00.

Warning Sign:

If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of British Smaller Companies VCT PLC is 1.14, which seems too high.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of British Smaller VCT was 4.26. The lowest was 0.26. And the median was 0.92.

As of today (2025-04-04), the Forward Dividend Yield % of British Smaller VCT is 7.84%.

British Smaller VCT's Dividends per Share for the six months ended in Sep. 2024 was £0.02.

During the past 12 months, British Smaller VCT's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 100.00% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -11.40% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -4.40% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of British Smaller VCT was 95.70% per year. The lowest was -41.50% per year. And the median was 3.20% per year.

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.


British Smaller VCT Dividend Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for British Smaller VCT'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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British Smaller VCT Dividend Yield % Chart

British Smaller VCT Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Dividend Yield %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.67 5.71 10.98 5.13 5.00

British Smaller VCT Semi-Annual Data
Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24 Sep24
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 14.01 5.13 5.13 5.00 5.13

Competitive Comparison of British Smaller VCT's Dividend Yield %

For the Asset Management subindustry, British Smaller VCT'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.


British Smaller VCT's Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, British Smaller VCT's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where British Smaller VCT's Dividend Yield % falls into.


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British Smaller VCT Dividend Yield % Calculation

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

British Smaller VCT Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
GBP 0.0200002024-11-212024-11-222024-12-20Cash DividendquarterlyGBP:GBP 1.000000
GBP 0.0200002024-06-272024-06-282024-07-26Cash DividendquarterlyGBP: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.

British Smaller VCT's Trailing Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Trailing Annual Dividend Yield=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=0.04/0.765
=5.23 %

Current Share Price is £0.765.
British Smaller VCT's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is £0.04.

British Smaller VCT's Forward Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Forward Annual Dividend Yield=Forward Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=0.08/0.765
=10.46 %

Current Share Price is £0.765.
British Smaller VCT's Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as £0.02 * 4 = £0.08.

* 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.


British Smaller VCT  (LSE:BSV) 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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British Smaller VCT Dividend Yield % Related Terms

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British Smaller VCT Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
14 South Parade, 5th Floor, Valiant Building, Leeds, West Yorkshire, GBR, LS1 5QS
British Smaller Companies VCT PLC is a United Kingdom-based company. The company operates as a venture capital trust. It makes long-term equity and loan investments in unquoted businesses. The company invests in various sectors including Business Services, Manufacturing and Industrial, Healthcare, Software, IT and Telecommunications, and Retail and Brands. The Company has engaged in a single operating segment: investing in equity and debt securities within the United Kingdom.

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