Nipro Dividend yield

Nipro is part of Health Care Equipment and Services business, which is part of Health Care industry. Nipro is a company from Japan, and his stocks are publicly traded.

Nipro paid a total dividend of 1,702 million JPY last year, for a market value of 197,882 millions (Market Cap 140,580 millions). Dividend per share of Nipro is 10.44 JPY, and his stock market price 1,214.00 JPY.

According to the chart below, where dividend yield is displayed, Nipro has a dividend yield of 0.86%, lower than the amount offered by both the market average and companies from Japan. It is also lower than average of Health Care industry. This low dividend yield might has several explanations: company overpriced, expanding their business,...

In addition, you should compare Nipro dividend yield with other Health Care Equipment and Services companies or firms from Japan.

Nipro Dividend Payout

About the ability of Nipro to maintain his current dividend of JPY 10.44 per share, an amount that accounts for 0.86%, we should study its payout ratio both on earnings and on cash-flows (see chart below). Nipro payout on ernings is currently -13.85%, which is lower than the market average and companies of Health Care industry, which are 38.46% and 32.17% respectively. Both figures lead us to believe that there is confidence that Niprocan 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 Nipro is JPY 229.06 per share, which is higher than the dividend per share paid by the company of JPY 10.44, so the company generates enough cash to maintain his dividend in the future.

The following figure shows payout ratios over earnings and cashflow of Nipro, compared againt world market average, Japan companies, Health Care industry and Health Care Equipment and Services sector companies.

Nipro Stock performance

Finally, last moth Nipro showed a return of 8.40% compared to a worldwide 3.99% average, and a 3.09% of Health Care firms. Over the last year, the company obtained a -7.70% versus a worldwide performance of a 6.44%. More detailed information can be seen in the following graph for Japan and Health Care Equipment and Services firms.