Sgs SA (Reg) Dividend yield




   CHF/share 
 Price  80.38
 Dividend  3.20
 Earnings  3.49
 Cash-flow  5.25
 Book value  3.64
 Equity  4.80

Sgs SA (Reg) is part of Support Services business, which is part of Industrials industry. Sgs SA (Reg) is a company from Switzerland, and his stocks are publicly traded.

Sgs SA (Reg) stock dividend

Sgs SA (Reg) paid a total dividend of 598 million CHF last year, for a market value of 15,031 millions (Market Cap 11,821 millions). Sgs SA (Reg) dividend per share is 3.20 CHF, and his stock market price 80.38 CHF.

According to the chart below, where dividend yield is displayed, Sgs SA (Reg) has a dividend yield of 3.98%, which is higher than the amount offered by both the market average and companies from Switzerland. It is also bigger than average of Industrials 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 Sgs SA (Reg) stocks dividend with other Support Services companies or other of the high Switzerland dividend stocks list.

Dividend yield of Sgs SA (Reg)

Sgs SA (Reg) Dividend Payout

About the ability of Sgs SA (Reg) to maintain his current dividend of CHF 3.20 per share, an amount that accounts for 3.98%, we should study its payout ratio both on earnings and on cash-flows (see chart below). Sgs SA (Reg) payout on ernings is currently 91.69%, which is higher than the market average, and companies of Industrials industry, which are 39.34% and 37.26% respectively. Both figures show that Sgs SA (Reg) 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 Sgs SA (Reg) is CHF 5.25 per share, which is higher than the dividend per share paid by the company of CHF 3.20, so the company generates enough cash to maintain his dividend in the future.

The following figure shows payout ratios over earnings and cashflow of Sgs SA (Reg), compared againt world market average, Switzerland companies, Industrials industry and Support Services sector companies.

Sgs SA (Reg) payout

Sgs SA (Reg) Dividend History

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

Year Yield  CHF  Paypout  Shares* 
Present3.98%3.2091.69%187
20223.72%79.9888.53%8
20212.63%80.14112.57%8
20203.00%80.1083.70%8
20192.94%77.9480.56%8
20183.39%74.9284.08%8
20172.75%69.8886.36%7
20163.33%68.0386.57%8
20153.46%68.0976.46%8

*In millions

Then you can see the evolution of Sgs SA (Reg) dividend stock, and compare it with the average of Switzerland stocks and that of the Support Services stocks.

Sgs SA (Reg) stock dividend history

Sgs SA (Reg) Stock performance

Finally, last moth Sgs SA (Reg) showed a return of -4.80% compared to a worldwide -2.49% average, and a -2.39% of Industrials firms. Over the last year, the company obtained a -6.80% versus a worldwide performance of a 8.71%. More detailed information can be seen in the following graph for Switzerland and Support Services firms.

Sgs SA (Reg) stock and market return