West Japan Railway Dividend yield

West Japan Railway is part of Travel and Leisure business, which is part of Consumer Services industry. West Japan Railway is a company from Japan, and his stocks are publicly traded.

West Japan Railway stock dividend

West Japan Railway paid a total dividend of 30,456 million JPY last year, for a market value of 1,538,176 millions (Market Cap 1,452,472 millions). West Japan Railway dividend per share is 124.82 JPY, and his stock market price 6,304.00 JPY.

According to the chart below, where dividend yield is displayed, West Japan Railway has a dividend yield of 1.98%, which is lower than the amount offered by the market average , but bigger than Consumer Services 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 West Japan Railway stocks dividend with other Travel and Leisure companies or other of the highest Japan dividend stocks list.

West Japan Railway Dividend Payout

About the ability of West Japan Railway to maintain his current dividend of JPY 124.82 per share, an amount that accounts for 1.98%, we should study its payout ratio both on earnings and on cash-flows (see chart below). West Japan Railway payout on ernings is currently 34.45%, which is lower than the market average, but higher than companies of Consumer Services industry, which are 39.34% and 31.45% respectively. Both figures show that West Japan Railway is in a good position to keep maintaining his 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 West Japan Railway is JPY 1,125.71 per share, which is higher than the dividend per share paid by the company of JPY 124.82, so the company generates enough cash to maintain his dividend in the future.

The following figure shows payout ratios over earnings and cashflow of West Japan Railway, compared againt world market average, Japan companies, Consumer Services industry and Travel and Leisure sector companies.

West Japan Railway Dividend History

Below you will find a table with the historical evolution of West Japan Railway'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	1.98%	124.82	34.45%	244
2022	1.75%	100.26	-21.53%	244
2021	2.08%	100.05	-10.40%	244
2020	2.55%	137.67	29.32%	191
2019	1.93%	182.21	34.16%	192
2018	2.16%	167.64	29.38%	194
2017	1.82%	149.73	31.67%	194
2016	2.01%	139.84	31.56%	194
2015	1.67%	129.84	37.74%	194

*In millions

Then you can see the evolution of West Japan Railway dividend stock, and compare it with the average of Japan stocks and that of the Travel and Leisure stocks.

West Japan Railway Stock performance

Finally, last moth West Japan Railway showed a return of 7.90% compared to a worldwide -2.49% average, and a -3.06% of Consumer Services firms. Over the last year, the company obtained a 16.10% versus a worldwide performance of a 8.71%. More detailed information can be seen in the following graph for Japan and Travel and Leisure firms.