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Scotia Group Jamaica (XJAM:SGJ) Dividend Yield % : 3.48% (As of Jun. 23, 2024)


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What is Scotia Group Jamaica Dividend Yield %?

As of today (2024-06-23), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Scotia Group Jamaica is 3.48%.

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

XJAM:SGJ' s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.38   Med: 3.8   Max: 5.7
Current: 3.48

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Scotia Group Jamaica was 5.70%. The lowest was 1.38%. And the median was 3.80%.

XJAM:SGJ's Dividend Yield % is ranked worse than
58.42% of 1212 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 4.12 vs XJAM:SGJ: 3.48

Scotia Group Jamaica's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Apr. 2024 was 0.23.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Scotia Group Jamaica was 0.57. The lowest was 0.25. And the median was 0.49.

As of today (2024-06-23), the Forward Dividend Yield % of Scotia Group Jamaica is 3.59%.

Scotia Group Jamaica's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Apr. 2024 was JMD0.40.

During the past 12 months, Scotia Group Jamaica's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -25.00% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -6.50% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -8.10% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Scotia Group Jamaica was 17.00% per year. The lowest was -11.80% per year. And the median was 0.05% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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Scotia Group Jamaica Dividend Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Scotia Group Jamaica'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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Scotia Group Jamaica Dividend Yield % Chart

Scotia Group Jamaica Annual Data
Trend Oct14 Oct15 Oct16 Oct17 Oct18 Oct19 Oct20 Oct21 Oct22 Oct23
Dividend Yield %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 3.70 3.64 4.37 3.90 3.91

Scotia Group Jamaica Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24
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 4.05 3.72 3.91 3.45 3.61

Competitive Comparison of Scotia Group Jamaica's Dividend Yield %

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Scotia Group Jamaica'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.


Scotia Group Jamaica's Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Banks Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Scotia Group Jamaica's Dividend Yield % falls into.



Scotia Group Jamaica Dividend Yield % Calculation

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

Scotia Group Jamaica Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
JMD 0.4000002024-03-252024-03-262024-04-17Cash DividendquarterlyJMD:JMD 1.000000
JMD 0.4000002023-12-272023-12-282024-01-19Cash DividendquarterlyJMD:JMD 1.000000
JMD 0.4000002023-09-262023-09-272023-10-19Cash DividendquarterlyJMD:JMD 1.000000
JMD 0.3500002023-06-272023-06-282023-07-20Cash DividendquarterlyJMD:JMD 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.

Scotia Group Jamaica's Trailing Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Trailing Annual Dividend Yield=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=1.55/44.53
=3.48 %

Current Share Price is JMD44.53.
Scotia Group Jamaica's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is JMD1.55.

Scotia Group Jamaica's Forward Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Forward Annual Dividend Yield=Forward Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=1.6/44.53
=3.59 %

Current Share Price is JMD44.53.
Scotia Group Jamaica's Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as JMD0.4 * 4 = JMD1.6.

* 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.


Scotia Group Jamaica  (XJAM:SGJ) 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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Scotia Group Jamaica (XJAM:SGJ) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Corner Duke and Port Royal Streets, P.O. Box 709, Scotiabank Centre, Kingston, JAM
Scotia Group Jamaica Ltd is a Jamaican financial holding company. It provides a range of financial services through its subsidiaries to personal, commercial, corporate, and government clients across Jamaica. The company has six business segments: Retail, Corporate and Commercial, Treasury, Investment Management Services, Insurance Services, and Others. It generates maximum revenue from the Retail banking segment. The retail banking segment includes personal banking services, personal deposit accounts, credit and debit cards, consumer loans, mortgages, and microfinance.

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