If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of Saudi Marketing Co is 1.09, which seems too high.
During the past 12 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Saudi Marketing Co was 11.72. The lowest was 0.49. And the median was 1.34.
During the past 12 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Saudi Marketing Co was -13.70% per year. The lowest was -13.70% per year. And the median was -13.70% per year.
The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.
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Saudi Marketing Co Dividend Yield % Historical Data
The historical data trend for Saudi Marketing 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.
Competitive Comparison of Saudi Marketing Co's Dividend Yield %
For the Department Stores subindustry, Saudi Marketing 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.
Saudi Marketing Co's Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry
For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Saudi Marketing Co's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Saudi Marketing Co's Dividend Yield % falls into.
Saudi Marketing Co Dividend Yield % Calculation
Dividend Yield measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.
Saudi Marketing Co (SAU:4006) 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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Saudi Marketing Co (SAU:4006) Business Description
Saudi Marketing Co operates stores. The farm markets include a wide range of products and varieties of fresh products, consumer goods, and household items. The firm earns revenue from retail, entertainment services, and household segment out of which the majority of revenue gets derived from the Retail segment. It also provides marketing services on behalf of third parties. In addition, the firm manages and operates bakeries, restaurants, and coffee shops; and establishes, operates, and maintains amusement centres.
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