Hera Dividend yield

Hera is part of Gas Water and Multiutilities business, which is part of Utilities industry. Hera is a company from Italy, and his stocks are publicly traded.

Hera stock dividend

Hera paid a total dividend of 192 million EUR last year, for a market value of 4,130 millions (Market Cap 2,196 millions). Hera dividend per share is 0.13 EUR, and his stock market price 2.80 EUR.

According to the chart below, where dividend yield is displayed, Hera has a dividend yield of 4.47%, which is higher than the amount offered by both the market average and companies from Italy. It is also bigger than average of Utilities 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 Hera stocks dividend with other Gas Water and Multiutilities companies or other of the highest Italy dividend stocks list.

Hera Dividend Payout

About the ability of Hera to maintain his current dividend of EUR 0.13 per share, an amount that accounts for 4.47%, we should study its payout ratio both on earnings and on cash-flows (see chart below). Hera payout on ernings is currently 34.21%, 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 Heracan 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 Hera is EUR 0.00 per share, which is lower than the dividend per share paid by the company of EUR 0.13, so the company does not generate enough cash to maintain his dividend in the future.

The following figure shows payout ratios over earnings and cashflow of Hera, compared againt world market average, Italy companies, Utilities industry and Gas Water and Multiutilities sector companies.

Hera Dividend History

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

Year	Yield	EUR	Paypout	Shares*
Present	4.47%	0.13	34.21%	1,475
2022	4.76%	0.12	29.27%	1,475
2021	3.00%	0.11	28.95%	1,475
2020	3.36%	0.10	23.26%	1,479
2019	2.56%	0.10	29.41%	1,479

*In millions

Hera Stock performance

Finally, last moth Hera showed a return of -1.00% compared to a worldwide -2.49% average, and a -2.79% of Utilities firms. Over the last year, the company obtained a 11.80% versus a worldwide performance of a 8.71%. More detailed information can be seen in the following graph for Italy and Gas Water and Multiutilities firms.