China Railway Group Dividend yield




   HKD/share 
 Price  4.15
 Dividend  0.22
 Earnings  1.43
 Cash-flow  1.34
 Book value  13.83
 Equity  11.35

China Railway Group is part of Construction and Materials business, which is part of Industrials industry. China Railway Group is a company from China, and his stocks are publicly traded.

China Railway Group stock dividend

China Railway Group paid a total dividend of 926 million HKD last year, for a market value of 17,459 millions (Market Cap 16,778 millions). China Railway Group dividend per share is 0.22 HKD, and his stock market price 4.15 HKD.

According to the chart below, where dividend yield is displayed, China Railway Group has a dividend yield of 5.24%, which is higher than the amount offered by both the market average and companies from China. It is also bigger than average of Industrials 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 China Railway Group stocks dividend with other Construction and Materials companies or other of the best China dividend stocks list.

Dividend yield of China Railway Group

China Railway Group Dividend Payout

About the ability of China Railway Group to maintain his current dividend of HKD 0.22 per share, an amount that accounts for 5.24%, we should study its payout ratio both on earnings and on cash-flows (see chart below). China Railway Group payout on ernings is currently 15.38%, which is lower than the market average and companies of Industrials industry, which are 39.34% and 37.26% respectively. Both figures lead us to believe that there is confidence that China Railway Groupcan 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 China Railway Group is HKD 1.34 per share, which is higher than the dividend per share paid by the company of HKD 0.22, so the company generates enough cash to maintain his dividend in the future.

The following figure shows payout ratios over earnings and cashflow of China Railway Group, compared againt world market average, China companies, Industrials industry and Construction and Materials sector companies.

China Railway Group payout

China Railway Group Dividend History

Below you will find a table with the historical evolution of China Railway Group'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* 
Present5.24%0.2215.38%4,207
20225.57%0.2317.83%4,207
20215.26%0.2216.06%4,207
20205.41%0.1914.39%4,207
20193.03%0.1517.44%4,207
20181.92%0.1417.07%4,207
20171.74%0.1015.15%4,207
20161.45%0.1015.38%4,207
20151.47%0.0914.52%4,207

*In millions

Then you can see the evolution of China Railway Group dividend stock, and compare it with the average of China stocks and that of the Construction and Materials stocks.

China Railway Group stock dividend history

China Railway Group Stock performance

Finally, last moth China Railway Group showed a return of -18.80% compared to a worldwide -2.49% average, and a -2.39% of Industrials firms. Over the last year, the company obtained a -7.80% versus a worldwide performance of a 8.71%. More detailed information can be seen in the following graph for China and Construction and Materials firms.

China Railway Group stock and market return