Uber Aristocrats would be those companies that have increased their dividends while decreasing their dividend payout ratio.
Microsoft, selling under 10 times earnings with a rising dividend payout ratio had no takers, down 7 percent.
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That pushes the effective U.S.-only cash dividend payout ratio to close to 50%.
The dividend payout ratio was 30.6% in 2011, above the rate of 20.8% in 2009 and 24.2% in 2010.
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Atypically the company announced it will reduce its dividend payout ratio during the current year and devote more money to advertising.
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The dividend yield for the market is a function of its price-earnings ratio more than the dividend payout ratio on earnings.
The cash dividend payout ratio is particularly useful for evaluating the staying power of dividends from companies undergoing massive business model overhauls.
Yep, its current dividend payout ratio is 231% of its net income.
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For Bank of America, the managers are banking on a rebound in the dividend payout ratio to 30% in the next few years.
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The Dividend Integrity Index simply divides the past 5 year dividend growth rate by the dividend payout ratio, and listed values greater than one.
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The dividend payout ratio is simply the percent of total profits that are paid out to shareholders in the form of dividends to shareholders.
Or the cash dividend payout ratio against a popular utility dividend.
This is where the cash dividend payout ratio comes in handy.
For the current year it forecast a YoY rebound of 45.7% and sweetened the expectation by raising its dividend payout ratio range from 20-40% to 30-50%.
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Note the companies at the top, including Sealed Air ( SEE), Harrris Corp. ( HRS) and PerkinElmer ( PKI), where the dividend payout ratio is greater than 100%.
Strong capital position and cash flows have enabled the company to maintain a cash dividend payout ratio of an average of 57% of net income for years 2003 through 2012.
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It responded by initiating a 25% dividend payout ratio.
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Through our Market Topographer platform, we have also mapped out the premium or discount each day over the past 20 years that the market is willing to pay for company exposure to 12 time proven characteristics, including dividend payout ratio.
That General Mills managed such robust dividend payouts without putting upward pressure on the dividend payout ratio (the percentage of profits the dividend represents) and the cash dividend payout ratio (the proportion of free cash flow that goes to dividend payouts) is good evidence that its dividend gravy train is in great shape.
When the dividend-payout ratio--the percentage of earnings paid out as dividends--climbed above 50% in the late 1950s, the subsequent ten-year earnings growth was 2% to 4% a year.
Under these circumstances, the only way a company can maintain its current dividend is to raise the payout ratio.
Its shares come with a 5.5% dividend yield, and its payout ratio (47.9%) is in line with its historical average (44.7%).
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Seadrill initiated its dividend policy last year, the payout ratio is above 100%, and the company has a lot of debt.
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Seagate has a current dividend yield of 3.92% and a payout ratio of 32%.
Earlier this month, it had a current dividend yield of 3.32% with a payout ratio of 33%.
Nationwide diversified financial services company, Wells Fargo has a dividend yield of 2.7 percent and a payout ratio of 0.05.
Accenture has paid a dividend since 2005 and currently has a dividend yield of 2.33% with a payout ratio of 28%.
And for the dividend seekers out there, Wells Fargo is itchy to get its payout ratio back above 30%, from its current 24%.
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