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KenGen Co (NAI:KEGN) Dividend Yield % : 12.45% (As of Jun. 22, 2024)


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What is KenGen Co Dividend Yield %?

As of today (2024-06-22), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of KenGen Co is 12.45%.

Good Sign:

KenGen Co PLC stock dividend yield is close to 1-year high.

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

NAI:KEGN' s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3.14   Med: 8.18   Max: 16.18
Current: 12.45

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of KenGen Co was 16.18%. The lowest was 3.14%. And the median was 8.18%.

NAI:KEGN's Dividend Yield % is ranked better than
95.89% of 438 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 3.95 vs NAI:KEGN: 12.45

KenGen Co's Dividend Payout Ratio for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.67.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of KenGen Co was 3.72. The lowest was 0.22. And the median was 0.42.

As of today (2024-06-22), the Forward Dividend Yield % of KenGen Co is 12.45%.

KenGen Co's Dividends per Share for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was KES0.30.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of KenGen Co was 8.20% per year. The lowest was -14.90% per year. And the median was -7.20% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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


KenGen Co Dividend Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for KenGen Co'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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KenGen Co Dividend Yield % Chart

KenGen Co Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23
Dividend Yield %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 6.73 - 7.61 8.88 8.66

KenGen Co Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
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 7.16 8.88 9.32 8.66 14.93

Competitive Comparison of KenGen Co's Dividend Yield %

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, KenGen Co'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.


KenGen Co's Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, KenGen Co's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where KenGen Co's Dividend Yield % falls into.



KenGen Co Dividend Yield % Calculation

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

KenGen Co Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
KES 0.3000002023-12-012023-11-302024-02-15Cash DividendannuallyKES:KES 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.

KenGen Co's Trailing Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Trailing Annual Dividend Yield=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=0.3/2.41
=12.45 %

Current Share Price is KES2.41.
KenGen Co's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is KES0.3.

KenGen Co's Forward Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Forward Annual Dividend Yield=Forward Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=0.3/2.41
=12.45 %

Current Share Price is KES2.41.
KenGen Co's Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as KES0.3 * 1 = KES0.3.

* 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.


KenGen Co  (NAI:KEGN) 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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KenGen Co (NAI:KEGN) Business Description

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Address
Kolobot Road, Kengen Pension Plaza 2, P.O.Box47936, Nairobi, KEN, 00100
KenGen Co PLC is a power producer in Kenya and East Africa. It is principally engaged in the business segment of generating electricity through the development, management, and operation of power plants. The company operates power plants for producing hydroelectric energy, geothermal energy, thermal energy, and wind energy.

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