Skanska B Dividend yield

Skanska B is part of Construction and Materials business, which is part of Industrials industry. Skanska B is a company from Sweden, and his stocks are publicly traded.

Skanska B paid a total dividend of 2,548 million SEK last year, for a market value of 85,848 millions (Market Cap 78,253 millions). Dividend per share of Skanska B is 6.50 SEK, and his stock market price 219.00 SEK.

According to the chart below, where dividend yield is displayed, Skanska B has a dividend yield of 2.97%, which is higher than the amount offered by both the market average and companies from Sweden. 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 Skanska B dividend yield with other Construction and Materials companies or firms from Sweden.

Skanska B Dividend Payout

About the ability of Skanska B to maintain his current dividend of SEK 6.50 per share, an amount that accounts for 2.97%, we should study its payout ratio both on earnings and on cash-flows (see chart below). Skanska B payout on ernings is currently 26.72%, which is lower than the market average and companies of Industrials industry, which are 38.16% and 33.11% respectively. Both figures lead us to believe that there is confidence that Skanska Bcan 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 Skanska B is SEK 28.44 per share, which is higher than the dividend per share paid by the company of SEK 6.50, so the company generates enough cash to maintain his dividend in the future.

The following figure shows payout ratios over earnings and cashflow of Skanska B, compared againt world market average, Sweden companies, Industrials industry and Construction and Materials sector companies.

Skanska B Dividend History

Year	Yield	SEK	Paypout	Shares*
Present	2.97%	6.50	26.72%	392
2020	1.55%	3.25	21.54%	392
2019	2.83%	5.99	51.77%	391
2018	5.85%	8.25	77.83%	389
2017	4.85%	8.25	58.22%	390
2016	3.54%	7.50	63.67%	391
2015	3.89%	6.75	71.13%	391

*In millions

Skanska B Stock performance

Finally, last moth Skanska B showed a return of 8.30% compared to a worldwide 4.25% average, and a 5.41% of Industrials firms. Over the last year, the company obtained a 46.50% versus a worldwide performance of a 53.42%. More detailed information can be seen in the following graph for Sweden and Construction and Materials firms.