Saudi International Dividend yield

Saudi International is part of Chemicals business, which is part of Basic Materials industry. Saudi International is a company from Saudi Arabia, and his stocks are publicly traded.

Saudi International stock dividend

Saudi International paid a total dividend of 1,991 million SAR last year, for a market value of 26,390 millions (Market Cap 12,933 millions). Saudi International dividend per share is 2.75 SAR, and his stock market price 36.45 SAR.

According to the chart below, where dividend yield is displayed, Saudi International has a dividend yield of 7.54%, which is higher than the amount offered by both the market average and companies from Saudi Arabia. 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 Saudi International stocks dividend with other Chemicals companies or other of the high Saudi Arabia dividend stocks list.

Saudi International Dividend Payout

About the ability of Saudi International to maintain his current dividend of SAR 2.75 per share, an amount that accounts for 7.54%, we should study its payout ratio both on earnings and on cash-flows (see chart below). Saudi International payout on ernings is currently 53.61%, which is higher than the market average, and companies of Basic Materials industry, which are 39.34% and 38.07% respectively. Both figures show that Saudi International 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 Saudi International is SAR 7.59 per share, which is higher than the dividend per share paid by the company of SAR 2.75, 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 International, compared againt world market average, Saudi Arabia companies, Basic Materials industry and Chemicals sector companies.

Saudi International Dividend History

Below you will find a table with the historical evolution of Saudi International'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	7.54%	2.75	53.61%	724
2022	9.57%	3.25	62.26%	733
2021	5.36%	2.25	0.00%	733
2020	2.89%	0.50	92.59%	733
2019	6.96%	1.25	134.41%	733

*In millions

Saudi International Stock performance

Finally, last moth Saudi International showed a return of -3.60% compared to a worldwide -2.49% average, and a -3.66% of Basic Materials firms. Over the last year, the company obtained a -23.70% versus a worldwide performance of a 8.71%. More detailed information can be seen in the following graph for Saudi Arabia and Chemicals firms.