Dis-Chem Pharmacies Dividend yield

Dis-Chem Pharmacies is part of Food and Drug Retailers business, which is part of Consumer Services industry. Dis-Chem Pharmacies is a company from South Africa, and his stocks are publicly traded.

Dis-Chem Pharmacies stock dividend

Dis-Chem Pharmacies paid a total dividend of 404 million ZAR last year, for a market value of 20,554 millions (Market Cap 9,227 millions). Dis-Chem Pharmacies dividend per share is 0.47 ZAR, and his stock market price 23.90 ZAR.

According to the chart below, where dividend yield is displayed, Dis-Chem Pharmacies has a dividend yield of 1.95%, which is lower than the amount offered by the market average , but bigger than Consumer Services 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 Dis-Chem Pharmacies stocks dividend with other Food and Drug Retailers companies or other of the high South Africa dividend stocks list.

Dis-Chem Pharmacies Dividend Payout

About the ability of Dis-Chem Pharmacies to maintain his current dividend of ZAR 0.47 per share, an amount that accounts for 1.95%, we should study its payout ratio both on earnings and on cash-flows (see chart below). Dis-Chem Pharmacies payout on ernings is currently 37.30%, which is lower than the market average, but higher than companies of Consumer Services industry, which are 39.34% and 31.45% respectively. Both figures show that Dis-Chem Pharmacies 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 Dis-Chem Pharmacies is ZAR 1.53 per share, which is higher than the dividend per share paid by the company of ZAR 0.47, so the company generates enough cash to maintain his dividend in the future.

The following figure shows payout ratios over earnings and cashflow of Dis-Chem Pharmacies, compared againt world market average, South Africa companies, Consumer Services industry and Food and Drug Retailers sector companies.

Dis-Chem Pharmacies Dividend History

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

Year	Yield	ZAR	Paypout	Shares*
Present	1.95%	0.47	37.30%	860
2022	1.68%	0.48	45.71%	860
2021	1.43%	0.51	60.71%	860
2020	1.25%	0.26	35.14%	860
2019	0.99%	0.26	29.21%	860
2018	1.15%	0.33	40.74%	860
2017	0.71%	0.26	36.11%	860

*In millions

Dis-Chem Pharmacies Stock performance

Finally, last moth Dis-Chem Pharmacies showed a return of -7.00% compared to a worldwide -2.49% average, and a -3.06% of Consumer Services firms. Over the last year, the company obtained a -32.60% versus a worldwide performance of a 8.71%. More detailed information can be seen in the following graph for South Africa and Food and Drug Retailers firms.