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United Malacca Bhd (XKLS:2593) Dividend Yield % : 2.34% (As of Dec. 14, 2024)


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What is United Malacca Bhd Dividend Yield %?

As of today (2024-12-14), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of United Malacca Bhd is 2.34%.

Good Sign:

United Malacca Bhd stock dividend yield is close to 5-year high.

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

XKLS:2593' s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.44   Med: 2.3   Max: 3.33
Current: 2.34

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of United Malacca Bhd was 3.33%. The lowest was 1.44%. And the median was 2.30%.

XKLS:2593's Dividend Yield % is ranked worse than
51.16% of 1122 companies
in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
Industry Median: 2.42 vs XKLS:2593: 2.34

United Malacca Bhd's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Jul. 2024 was 1.11.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of United Malacca Bhd was 1.86. The lowest was 0.22. And the median was 0.60.

As of today (2024-12-14), the Forward Dividend Yield % of United Malacca Bhd is 2.34%.

United Malacca Bhd's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Jul. 2024 was RM0.07.

During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 10.10% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 8.90% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -7.20% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of United Malacca Bhd was 22.10% per year. The lowest was -20.60% per year. And the median was -6.65% 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.


United Malacca Bhd Dividend Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for United Malacca Bhd'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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United Malacca Bhd Dividend Yield % Chart

United Malacca Bhd Annual Data
Trend Apr15 Apr16 Apr17 Apr18 Apr19 Apr20 Apr21 Apr22 Apr23 Apr24
Dividend Yield %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.82 1.76 2.11 1.86 2.37

United Malacca Bhd Quarterly Data
Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24 Apr24 Jul24
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 2.26 2.38 2.41 2.37 2.33

Competitive Comparison of United Malacca Bhd's Dividend Yield %

For the Farm Products subindustry, United Malacca Bhd'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.


United Malacca Bhd's Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, United Malacca Bhd's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where United Malacca Bhd's Dividend Yield % falls into.



United Malacca Bhd Dividend Yield % Calculation

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

United Malacca Bhd Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
MYR 0.0500002024-12-092024-12-102024-12-23Cash Dividendsemi-annuallyMYR:MYR 1.000000
MYR 0.0700002024-07-292024-07-302024-08-09Cash Dividendsemi-annuallyMYR:MYR 1.000000
MYR 0.0500002024-01-182024-01-192024-01-31Cash Dividendsemi-annuallyMYR:MYR 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.

United Malacca Bhd's Trailing Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Trailing Annual Dividend Yield=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=0.17/5.13
=3.31 %

Current Share Price is RM5.13.
United Malacca Bhd's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is RM0.17.

United Malacca Bhd's Forward Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Forward Annual Dividend Yield=Forward Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=0.1/5.13
=1.95 %

Current Share Price is RM5.13.
United Malacca Bhd's Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as RM0.05 * 2 = RM0.1.

* 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.


United Malacca Bhd  (XKLS:2593) 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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United Malacca Bhd Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
6th Floor, No. 61, Jalan Melaka Raya 8, Taman Melaka Raya, Melaka, MLA, MYS, 75000
United Malacca Bhd is a Malaysia based oil palm cultivation company. The company's operating segment includes Plantation which includes cultivation of oil palm and palm oil milling and Investment holding. It generates maximum revenue from the Plantation segment. Geographically, it derives a majority revenue from Malaysia and also has a presence in Indonesia.

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