Chugai Seiyaku Dividend yield

Chugai Seiyaku is part of Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology business, which is part of Health Care industry. Chugai Seiyaku is a company from Japan, and his stocks are publicly traded.

Chugai Seiyaku stock dividend

Chugai Seiyaku paid a total dividend of 131,238 million JPY last year, for a market value of 7,331,765 millions (Market Cap 2,896,083 millions). Chugai Seiyaku dividend per share is 79.78 JPY, and his stock market price 4,457.00 JPY.

According to the chart below, where dividend yield is displayed, Chugai Seiyaku has a dividend yield of 1.79%, which is lower than the amount offered by the market average , but bigger than Health Care industry. Dividend yields are similar among companies from the same industry, so it is a positive sign for the company.

In addition, you should compare Chugai Seiyaku stocks dividend with other Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology companies or other of the best Japan dividend stocks list.

Chugai Seiyaku Dividend Payout

About the ability of Chugai Seiyaku to maintain his current dividend of JPY 79.78 per share, an amount that accounts for 1.79%, we should study its payout ratio both on earnings and on cash-flows (see chart below). Chugai Seiyaku payout on ernings is currently 34.73%, which is lower than the market average, but higher than companies of Health Care industry, which are 39.34% and 23.54% respectively. Both figures show that Chugai Seiyaku is in a good position to keep maintaining his 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 Chugai Seiyaku is JPY 147.58 per share, which is higher than the dividend per share paid by the company of JPY 79.78, so the company generates enough cash to maintain his dividend in the future.

The following figure shows payout ratios over earnings and cashflow of Chugai Seiyaku, compared againt world market average, Japan companies, Health Care industry and Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology sector companies.

Chugai Seiyaku Dividend History

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

Year	Yield	JPY	Paypout	Shares*
Present	1.79%	79.78	34.73%	1,645
2022	2.26%	76.12	40.68%	1,645
2021	1.61%	60.13	45.40%	1,644
2020	1.82%	100.15	102.82%	1,643
2019	0.88%	88.70	51.39%	547
2018	0.97%	61.89	45.40%	547
2017	1.01%	58.28	57.67%	547
2016	1.62%	52.08	45.36%	546
2015	1.21%	52.03	54.45%	546

*In millions

Then you can see the evolution of Chugai Seiyaku dividend stock, and compare it with the average of Japan stocks and that of the Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology stocks.

Chugai Seiyaku Stock performance

Finally, last moth Chugai Seiyaku showed a return of 5.30% compared to a worldwide -2.49% average, and a -2.07% of Health Care firms. Over the last year, the company obtained a 23.50% versus a worldwide performance of a 8.71%. More detailed information can be seen in the following graph for Japan and Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology firms.