Saudi Electricity Co Dividend yield

Saudi Electricity Co is part of Electricity business, which is part of Utilities industry. Saudi Electricity Co is a company from Saudi Arabia, and his stocks are publicly traded.

Saudi Electricity Co stock dividend

Saudi Electricity Co paid a total dividend of 2,917 million SAR last year, for a market value of 86,257 millions (Market Cap 16,180 millions). Saudi Electricity Co dividend per share is 0.70 SAR, and his stock market price 20.70 SAR.

According to the chart below, where dividend yield is displayed, Saudi Electricity Co has a dividend yield of 3.38%, which is similar to the amount offered by both the market average and companies from Saudi Arabia. However, it is lower than the average of Utilities industry. The company should be deeply analized because dividend yields should be similar among companies from the same industry unless they carry an opposite strategy.

In addition, you should compare Saudi Electricity Co stocks dividend with other Electricity companies or other of the high Saudi Arabia dividend stocks list.

Saudi Electricity Co Dividend Payout

About the ability of Saudi Electricity Co to maintain his current dividend of SAR 0.70 per share, an amount that accounts for 3.38%, we should study its payout ratio both on earnings and on cash-flows (see chart below). Saudi Electricity Co payout on ernings is currently 38.46%, 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 Saudi Electricity Cocan 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 Saudi Electricity Co is SAR 10.35 per share, which is higher than the dividend per share paid by the company of SAR 0.70, so the company generates enough cash to maintain his dividend in the future.

The following figure shows payout ratios over earnings and cashflow of Saudi Electricity Co, compared againt world market average, Saudi Arabia companies, Utilities industry and Electricity sector companies.

Saudi Electricity Co Dividend History

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

Year	Yield	SAR	Paypout	Shares*
Present	3.38%	0.70	38.46%	4,167
2022	3.03%	0.70	20.29%	4,167
2021	2.92%	0.70	134.62%	4,167
2020	3.29%	0.70	200.00%	4,167

*In millions

Saudi Electricity Co Stock performance

Finally, last moth Saudi Electricity Co showed a return of -7.80% compared to a worldwide -2.49% average, and a -2.79% of Utilities firms. Over the last year, the company obtained a -18.00% versus a worldwide performance of a 8.71%. More detailed information can be seen in the following graph for Saudi Arabia and Electricity firms.