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Spectra Systems (LSE:SPSY) Dividend Yield % : 3.99% (As of Mar. 04, 2025)


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What is Spectra Systems Dividend Yield %?

As of today (2025-03-04), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Spectra Systems is 3.99%.

Warning Sign:

Spectra Systems Corp stock dividend yield is close to 3-year low.

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

LSE:SPSY' s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.62   Med: 4   Max: 5.55
Current: 3.99

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Spectra Systems was 5.55%. The lowest was 2.62%. And the median was 4.00%.

LSE:SPSY's Dividend Yield % is ranked better than
83.3% of 964 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 1.74 vs LSE:SPSY: 3.99

Spectra Systems's Dividend Payout Ratio for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was 1.03.

Warning Sign:

If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of Spectra Systems Corp is 0.88, which seems too high.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Spectra Systems was 0.88. The lowest was 0.71. And the median was 0.77.

As of today (2025-03-04), the Forward Dividend Yield % of Spectra Systems is 3.99%.

Spectra Systems's Dividends per Share for the six months ended in Jun. 2024 was £0.09.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Spectra Systems was 19.30% per year. The lowest was 14.70% per year. And the median was 17.00% 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.


Spectra Systems Dividend Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Spectra Systems'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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Spectra Systems Dividend Yield % Chart

Spectra Systems Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Dividend Yield %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.51 - 4.55 5.20 -

Spectra Systems Semi-Annual Data
Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24
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 6.70 5.20 5.36 - 4.08

Competitive Comparison of Spectra Systems's Dividend Yield %

For the Software - Application subindustry, Spectra Systems'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.


Spectra Systems's Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Spectra Systems's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Spectra Systems's Dividend Yield % falls into.



Spectra Systems Dividend Yield % Calculation

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

Spectra Systems Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
USD 0.1160002024-06-132024-06-142024-06-28Cash DividendannuallyUSD:GBP 0.791000

* 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.

Spectra Systems's Trailing Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Trailing Annual Dividend Yield=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=0.091756/2.35
=3.90 %

Current Share Price is £2.35.
Spectra Systems's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is £0.091756.

Spectra Systems's Forward Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Forward Annual Dividend Yield=Forward Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=0.091756/2.35
=3.90 %

Current Share Price is £2.35.
Spectra Systems's Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as £0.091756 * 1 = £0.091756.

* 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.


Spectra Systems  (LSE:SPSY) 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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Spectra Systems Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
40 Westminster Street, 2nd Floor, Providence, RI, USA, 02903
Spectra Systems Corp manufactures, and markets technology-based products used to authenticate and process banknotes and also offers secure software products for gaming. The company has divided its business into Authentication Systems, Security Printing, and Banknote Cleaning. The company derives maximum revenue from Authentication Systems that involve the hardware, software, and materials related to the authentication of banknotes, tax stamps, and other high-value goods.

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