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MBWM (Mercantile Bank) Dividend Yield % : 2.78% (As of Dec. 11, 2024)


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What is Mercantile Bank Dividend Yield %?

As of today (2024-12-11), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Mercantile Bank is 2.78%.

Warning Sign:

Mercantile Bank Corp stock dividend yield is close to 5-year low.

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

MBWM' s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.7   Med: 3.08   Max: 6.24
Current: 2.78

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Mercantile Bank was 6.24%. The lowest was 1.70%. And the median was 3.08%.

MBWM's Dividend Yield % is ranked worse than
66.18% of 1233 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 3.69 vs MBWM: 2.78

Mercantile Bank's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was 0.30.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Mercantile Bank was 0.41. The lowest was 0.26. And the median was 0.34.

As of today (2024-12-11), the Forward Dividend Yield % of Mercantile Bank is 2.82%.

Mercantile Bank's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Sep. 2024 was $0.36.

During the past 12 months, Mercantile Bank's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 6.10% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 6.20% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 7.10% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 12.40% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Mercantile Bank was 255.70% per year. The lowest was -73.80% per year. And the median was 14.20% 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.


Mercantile Bank Dividend Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Mercantile Bank'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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Mercantile Bank Dividend Yield % Chart

Mercantile Bank 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 2.91 4.12 3.37 3.76 3.32

Mercantile Bank Quarterly Data
Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 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 4.27 3.32 3.53 3.40 3.20

Competitive Comparison of Mercantile Bank's Dividend Yield %

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Mercantile Bank'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.


Mercantile Bank's Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Mercantile Bank's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Mercantile Bank's Dividend Yield % falls into.



Mercantile Bank Dividend Yield % Calculation

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

Mercantile Bank Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
USD 0.3600002024-12-062024-12-062024-12-18Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.3600002024-09-062024-09-062024-09-18Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.3500002024-06-072024-06-072024-06-19Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.3500002024-02-292024-03-012024-03-13Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 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.

Mercantile Bank's Trailing Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Trailing Annual Dividend Yield=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=1.42/50.73
=2.80 %

Current Share Price is $50.73.
Mercantile Bank's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $1.42.

Mercantile Bank's Forward Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Forward Annual Dividend Yield=Forward Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=1.44/50.73
=2.84 %

Current Share Price is $50.73.
Mercantile Bank's Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as $0.36 * 4 = $1.44.

* 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.


Mercantile Bank  (NAS:MBWM) 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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Mercantile Bank Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
310 Leonard Street NW, Grand Rapids, MI, USA, 49504
Mercantile Bank Corp operates as a bank holding company. It provides a variety of commercial banking services to individuals, businesses, governmental units, and other institutions. It provides banking services offering deposit products including checking, savings, and term certificate accounts, and lending products including commercial, residential mortgage, and installment loans. The company generates revenue from interest and dividends earned on loans, securities, and other financial instruments.
Executives
Robert B Kaminski officer: Senior VP & Secretary C/O MERCANTILE BANK CORP, 5650 BYRON CENTER AVENUE SW, WYOMING MI 49509
Michael H Price director, officer: President & COO MERCANTILE BANK CORP, 5650 BYRON CENTER SW, WYOMING MI 49509
Amy L Sparks director C/O MERCANTILE BANK CORPORATION, 310 LEONARD ST., GRAND RAPIDS MI 49504
David B Ramaker director 235 E. MAIN STREET, MIDLAND MI 48640
Robert T. Worthington officer: SENIOR V.P., GENERAL COUNSEL 310 LEONARD ST NW, GRAND RAPIDS MI 49504
Brett Hoover officer: SVP, Human Resources Director 310 LEONARD STREET NW, GRAND RAPIDS MI 49504
Lonna Wiersma officer: SVP, Human Resources Director C/O MERCANTILE BANK CORPORATION, 310 LEONARD ST., GRAND RAPIDS MI 49504
Michael S. Davenport director 310 LEONARD STREET NW, GRAND RAPIDS MI 49504
Michelle Larabee Eldridge director 259 E. MICHIGAN AVE., SUITE 105, KALAMAZOO MI 49007
Edward B Grant director
Thomas R Sullivan director, officer: CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
Edward J Clark director C/O AMERICAN SEATING CO, 401 AMERICAN SEATING CENTER N.W., GRAND RAPIDS MI 49504-4499
Raymond E. Reitsma director 310 LEONARD STREET NW, GRAND RAPIDS MI 49504
Jeff A Gardner director C/O FIRSTBANK CORPORATION, 311 WOODWORTH AVENUE, ALMA MI 48801
Samuel G Stone officer: EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT