Datang International Dividend yield




   HKD/share 
 Price  1.24
 Dividend  0.03
 Earnings  -0.09
 Cash-flow  0.78
 Book value  1.55
 Equity  1.61

Datang International is part of Electricity business, which is part of Utilities industry. Datang International is a company from China, and his stocks are publicly traded.

Datang International stock dividend

Datang International paid a total dividend of 183 million HKD last year, for a market value of 7,578 millions (Market Cap 3,515 millions). Datang International dividend per share is 0.03 HKD, and his stock market price 1.24 HKD.

According to the chart below, where dividend yield is displayed, Datang International has a dividend yield of 2.52%, lower than the amount offered by both the market average and companies from China. It is also lower than average of Utilities industry. This low dividend yield might has several explanations: company overpriced, expanding their business,...

In addition, you should compare Datang International stocks dividend with other Electricity companies or other of the high China dividend stocks list.

Dividend yield of Datang International

Datang International Dividend Payout

About the ability of Datang International to maintain his current dividend of HKD 0.03 per share, an amount that accounts for 2.52%, we should study its payout ratio both on earnings and on cash-flows (see chart below). Datang International payout on ernings is currently -33.33%, which is lower than the market average and companies of Utilities industry, which are 39.34% and 60.08% respectively. Both figures lead us to believe that there is confidence that Datang Internationalcan 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 Datang International is HKD 0.78 per share, which is higher than the dividend per share paid by the company of HKD 0.03, so the company generates enough cash to maintain his dividend in the future.

The following figure shows payout ratios over earnings and cashflow of Datang International, compared againt world market average, China companies, Utilities industry and Electricity sector companies.

Datang International payout

Datang International Dividend History

Below you will find a table with the historical evolution of Datang International'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* 
Present2.52%0.03-33.33%6,111
20220.00%0.000.00%6,111
20216.32%0.1191.67%6,111
20207.71%0.08266.67%6,111
20197.51%0.11137.50%6,111
20185.58%0.10125.00%6,111
20178.83%0.20-80.00%3,316
20169.16%0.19118.75%3,316
20156.30%0.16145.45%3,316

*In millions

Then you can see the evolution of Datang International dividend stock, and compare it with the average of China stocks and that of the Electricity stocks.

Datang International stock dividend history

Datang International Stock performance

Finally, last moth Datang International showed a return of -10.80% compared to a worldwide -2.49% average, and a -2.79% of Utilities 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 China and Electricity firms.

Datang International stock and market return