NGK Spark Plug Dividend yield

NGK Spark Plug is part of Automobiles and Parts business, which is part of Consumer Goods industry. NGK Spark Plug is a company from Japan, and his stocks are publicly traded.

NGK Spark Plug stock dividend

NGK Spark Plug paid a total dividend of 33,672 million JPY last year, for a market value of 687,155 millions (Market Cap 654,950 millions). NGK Spark Plug dividend per share is 165.87 JPY, and his stock market price 3,385.00 JPY.

According to the chart below, where dividend yield is displayed, NGK Spark Plug has a dividend yield of 4.90%, which is higher than the amount offered by both the market average and companies from Japan. It is also bigger than average of Consumer Goods 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 NGK Spark Plug stocks dividend with other Automobiles and Parts companies or other of the highest Japan dividend stocks list.

NGK Spark Plug Dividend Payout

About the ability of NGK Spark Plug to maintain his current dividend of JPY 165.87 per share, an amount that accounts for 4.90%, we should study its payout ratio both on earnings and on cash-flows (see chart below). NGK Spark Plug payout on ernings is currently 48.02%, which is higher than the market average, and companies of Consumer Goods industry, which are 39.34% and 40.18% respectively. Both figures show that NGK Spark Plug can have problems to keep with his present dividend yield.

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 NGK Spark Plug is JPY 328.64 per share, which is higher than the dividend per share paid by the company of JPY 165.87, so the company generates enough cash to maintain his dividend in the future.

The following figure shows payout ratios over earnings and cashflow of NGK Spark Plug, compared againt world market average, Japan companies, Consumer Goods industry and Automobiles and Parts sector companies.

NGK Spark Plug Dividend History

Below you will find a table with the historical evolution of NGK Spark Plug'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	4.90%	165.87	48.02%	203
2022	5.62%	137.07	43.84%	203
2021	4.14%	82.92	40.98%	203
2020	3.40%	59.94	33.32%	203
2019	3.28%	70.00	34.11%	208
2018	2.97%	65.10	30.89%	210
2017	1.86%	50.95	42.23%	212
2016	1.79%	41.99	20.40%	218
2015	1.16%	38.92	17.75%	218

*In millions

Then you can see the evolution of NGK Spark Plug dividend stock, and compare it with the average of Japan stocks and that of the Automobiles and Parts stocks.

NGK Spark Plug Stock performance

Finally, last moth NGK Spark Plug showed a return of 12.80% compared to a worldwide -2.49% average, and a -1.86% of Consumer Goods firms. Over the last year, the company obtained a 18.10% versus a worldwide performance of a 8.71%. More detailed information can be seen in the following graph for Japan and Automobiles and Parts firms.