Metalurgica Gerdau S Dividend yield

Metalurgica Gerdau S is part of Industrial Metals and Mining business, which is part of Basic Materials industry. Metalurgica Gerdau S is a company from Brazil, and his stocks are publicly traded.

Metalurgica Gerdau S stock dividend

Metalurgica Gerdau S paid a total dividend of 850 million BRL last year, for a market value of 9,853 millions (Market Cap 9,822 millions). Metalurgica Gerdau S dividend per share is 1.25 BRL, and his stock market price 14.49 BRL.

According to the chart below, where dividend yield is displayed, Metalurgica Gerdau S has a dividend yield of 8.63%, which is higher than the amount offered by both the market average and companies from Brazil. It is also bigger than average of Basic Materials 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 Metalurgica Gerdau S stocks dividend with other Industrial Metals and Mining companies or other of the high Brazil dividend stocks list.

Metalurgica Gerdau S Dividend Payout

About the ability of Metalurgica Gerdau S to maintain his current dividend of BRL 1.25 per share, an amount that accounts for 8.63%, we should study its payout ratio both on earnings and on cash-flows (see chart below). Metalurgica Gerdau S payout on ernings is currently 12.08%, which is lower than the market average and companies of Basic Materials industry, which are 41.20% and 44.15% respectively. Both figures lead us to believe that there is confidence that Metalurgica Gerdau Scan 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 Metalurgica Gerdau S is BRL 13.17 per share, which is higher than the dividend per share paid by the company of BRL 1.25, so the company generates enough cash to maintain his dividend in the future.

The following figure shows payout ratios over earnings and cashflow of Metalurgica Gerdau S, compared againt world market average, Brazil companies, Basic Materials industry and Industrial Metals and Mining sector companies.

Metalurgica Gerdau S Dividend History

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

Year	Yield	BRL	Paypout	Shares*
Present	8.63%	1.25	12.08%	680
2022	9.64%	1.25	11.56%	680

*In millions

Metalurgica Gerdau S Stock performance

Finally, last moth Metalurgica Gerdau S showed a return of 11.70% compared to a worldwide 5.46% average, and a 6.89% of Basic Materials firms. Over the last year, the company obtained a 25.20% versus a worldwide performance of a -0.05%. More detailed information can be seen in the following graph for Brazil and Industrial Metals and Mining firms.