Seiko Epson Dividend yield

Seiko Epson is part of Technology Hardware and Equip. business, which is part of Technology industry. Seiko Epson is a company from Japan, and his stocks are publicly traded.

Seiko Epson stock dividend

Seiko Epson paid a total dividend of 20,617 million JPY last year, for a market value of 757,956 millions (Market Cap 590,593 millions). Seiko Epson dividend per share is 62.10 JPY, and his stock market price 2,283.00 JPY.

According to the chart below, where dividend yield is displayed, Seiko Epson has a dividend yield of 2.72%, which is lower than the amount offered by the market average , but bigger than Technology industry. Dividend yields are similar among companies from the same industry, so it is a positive sign for the company.

In addition, you should compare Seiko Epson stocks dividend with other Technology Hardware and Equip. companies or other of the high Japan dividend stocks list.

Seiko Epson Dividend Payout

About the ability of Seiko Epson to maintain his current dividend of JPY 62.10 per share, an amount that accounts for 2.72%, we should study its payout ratio both on earnings and on cash-flows (see chart below). Seiko Epson payout on ernings is currently 24.75%, which is lower than the market average and companies of Technology industry, which are 39.34% and 35.32% respectively. Both figures lead us to believe that there is confidence that Seiko Epsoncan 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 Seiko Epson is JPY 185.61 per share, which is higher than the dividend per share paid by the company of JPY 62.10, so the company generates enough cash to maintain his dividend in the future.

The following figure shows payout ratios over earnings and cashflow of Seiko Epson, compared againt world market average, Japan companies, Technology industry and Technology Hardware and Equip. sector companies.

Seiko Epson Dividend History

Below you will find a table with the historical evolution of Seiko Epson'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	2.72%	62.10	24.75%	332
2022	3.22%	62.02	20.93%	339
2021	2.99%	61.92	54.42%	346
2020	4.05%	62.01	144.58%	346
2019	3.75%	62.06	35.62%	346
2018	4.07%	63.00	46.40%	352
2017	2.26%	60.09	39.10%	352
2016	2.62%	60.08	39.83%	352
2015	5.67%	109.94	39.12%	400

*In millions

Then you can see the evolution of Seiko Epson dividend stock, and compare it with the average of Japan stocks and that of the Technology Hardware and Equip. stocks.

Seiko Epson Stock performance

Finally, last moth Seiko Epson showed a return of -2.10% compared to a worldwide -2.49% average, and a -1.32% of Technology firms. Over the last year, the company obtained a 4.50% versus a worldwide performance of a 8.71%. More detailed information can be seen in the following graph for Japan and Technology Hardware and Equip. firms.