BHP Billiton Ltd Dividend yield




   AUD/share 
 Price  44.85
 Dividend  4.09
 Earnings  2.31
 Cash-flow  3.32
 Book value  8.01
 Equity  7.86

BHP Billiton Ltd is part of Mining business, which is part of Basic Materials industry. BHP Billiton Ltd is a company from Australia, and his stocks are publicly traded.

BHP Billiton Ltd stock dividend

BHP Billiton Ltd paid a total dividend of 20,720 million AUD last year, for a market value of 227,210 millions (Market Cap 225,614 millions). BHP Billiton Ltd dividend per share is 4.09 AUD, and his stock market price 44.85 AUD.

According to the chart below, where dividend yield is displayed, BHP Billiton Ltd has a dividend yield of 9.12%, which is higher than the amount offered by both the market average and companies from Australia. It is also bigger than average of Basic Materials industry. This high dividend yield might be a sign to worry about the future of the company so deeper analysis is needed.

In addition, you should compare BHP Billiton Ltd stocks dividend with other Mining companies or other of the highest Australia dividend stocks list.

Dividend yield of BHP Billiton Ltd

BHP Billiton Ltd Dividend Payout

About the ability of BHP Billiton Ltd to maintain his current dividend of AUD 4.09 per share, an amount that accounts for 9.12%, we should study its payout ratio both on earnings and on cash-flows (see chart below). BHP Billiton Ltd payout on ernings is currently 177.06%, which is higher than the market average, and companies of Basic Materials industry, which are 39.34% and 38.07% respectively. Both figures show that BHP Billiton Ltd can have problems to keep with his present dividend yield.

The payout on earnings should be complemented with the payout on cash flow since it is this last amount the one which can be distributed to shareholders. Cash flow per share of BHP Billiton Ltd is AUD 3.32 per share, which is lower than the dividend per share paid by the company of AUD 4.09, so the company does not generate enough cash to maintain his dividend in the future.

The following figure shows payout ratios over earnings and cashflow of BHP Billiton Ltd, compared againt world market average, Australia companies, Basic Materials industry and Mining sector companies.

BHP Billiton Ltd payout

BHP Billiton Ltd Dividend History

Below you will find a table with the historical evolution of BHP Billiton Ltd's dividend stock, both in percentage and in AUD, its Payout on Earnings and the number of shares (in case there is an split, number shares altered the dividend per share).

Year Yield  AUD  Paypout  Shares* 
Present9.12%4.09177.06%5,066
202210.50%4.79127.06%5,062
20219.98%4.14132.69%2,946
20203.67%1.5663.16%2,946
20194.86%1.8979.75%2,946
20184.90%1.68197.65%3,212
20173.59%1.0669.74%3,212
20161.66%0.41-25.63%3,209
20159.46%1.71348.98%3,209

*In millions

Then you can see the evolution of BHP Billiton Ltd dividend stock, and compare it with the average of Australia stocks and that of the Mining stocks.

BHP Billiton Ltd stock dividend history

BHP Billiton Ltd Stock performance

Finally, last moth BHP Billiton Ltd showed a return of -2.50% compared to a worldwide -2.49% average, and a -3.66% of Basic Materials firms. Over the last year, the company obtained a 10.50% versus a worldwide performance of a 8.71%. More detailed information can be seen in the following graph for Australia and Mining firms.

BHP Billiton Ltd stock and market return