GlobalWafers Dividend yield

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

GlobalWafers paid a total dividend of 6,988 million TWD last year, for a market value of 186,818 millions (Market Cap 90,656 millions). Dividend per share of GlobalWafers is 15.99 TWD, and his stock market price 427.50 TWD.

According to the chart below, where dividend yield is displayed, GlobalWafers has a dividend yield of 3.74%, which is higher than the amount offered by both the market average and companies from Taiwan. It is also bigger than average of Technology 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 GlobalWafers dividend yield with other Technology Hardware and Equip. companies or firms from Taiwan.

GlobalWafers Dividend Payout

About the ability of GlobalWafers to maintain his current dividend of TWD 15.99 per share, an amount that accounts for 3.74%, we should study its payout ratio both on earnings and on cash-flows (see chart below). GlobalWafers payout on ernings is currently 57.98%, which is higher than the market average, and companies of Technology industry, which are 41.22% and 34.60% respectively. Both figures show that GlobalWafers 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 GlobalWafers is TWD 66.80 per share, which is higher than the dividend per share paid by the company of TWD 15.99, so the company generates enough cash to maintain his dividend in the future.

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

GlobalWafers Dividend History

Year	Yield	TWD	Paypout	Shares*
Present	3.74%	15.99	57.98%	437
2021	2.03%	18.03	58.67%	437
2020	7.06%	49.98	155.99%	437
2019	6.54%	25.02	78.48%	437
2018	3.57%	10.01	77.78%	437

*In millions

GlobalWafers Stock performance

Finally, last moth GlobalWafers showed a return of -9.00% compared to a worldwide -2.30% average, and a -5.12% of Technology firms. Over the last year, the company obtained a -51.90% versus a worldwide performance of a -5.85%. More detailed information can be seen in the following graph for Taiwan and Technology Hardware and Equip. firms.