Bank of China (H) Dividend yield

Bank of China (H) is part of Banks business, which is part of Financials industry. Bank of China (H) is a company from China, and his stocks are publicly traded.

Bank of China (H) stock dividend

Bank of China (H) paid a total dividend of 20,906 million HKD last year, for a market value of 222,435 millions (Market Cap 202,438 millions). Bank of China (H) dividend per share is 0.25 HKD, and his stock market price 2.66 HKD.

According to the chart below, where dividend yield is displayed, Bank of China (H) has a dividend yield of 9.38%, which is higher than the amount offered by both the market average and companies from China. It is also bigger than average of Financials 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 Bank of China (H) stocks dividend with other Banks companies or other of the highest China dividend stocks list.

Bank of China (H) Dividend Payout

About the ability of Bank of China (H) to maintain his current dividend of HKD 0.25 per share, an amount that accounts for 9.38%, we should study its payout ratio both on earnings and on cash-flows (see chart below). Bank of China (H) payout on ernings is currently 30.86%, which is lower than the market average and companies of Financials industry, which are 39.34% and 46.18% respectively. Both figures lead us to believe that there is confidence that Bank of China (H)can maintain his current dividend.

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 Bank of China (H) is HKD 1.66 per share, which is higher than the dividend per share paid by the company of HKD 0.25, so the company generates enough cash to maintain his dividend in the future.

The following figure shows payout ratios over earnings and cashflow of Bank of China (H), compared againt world market average, China companies, Financials industry and Banks sector companies.

Bank of China (H) Dividend History

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

Year	Yield	HKD	Paypout	Shares*
Present	9.38%	0.25	30.86%	83,622
2022	9.12%	0.26	32.10%	83,622
2021	8.58%	0.24	30.77%	83,622
2020	7.90%	0.21	28.38%	83,622
2019	6.18%	0.21	31.34%	83,622
2018	6.26%	0.21	32.31%	83,622
2017	5.01%	0.19	29.23%	83,622
2016	5.58%	0.20	29.41%	83,622
2015	6.69%	0.23	30.67%	83,622

*In millions

Then you can see the evolution of Bank of China (H) dividend stock, and compare it with the average of China stocks and that of the Banks stocks.

Bank of China (H) Stock performance

Finally, last moth Bank of China (H) showed a return of -8.00% compared to a worldwide -2.49% average, and a -3.03% of Financials firms. Over the last year, the company obtained a -3.60% versus a worldwide performance of a 8.71%. More detailed information can be seen in the following graph for China and Banks firms.