12-31-2022
EGP/share | |
Price | 25.10 |
Dividend | 1.00 |
Earnings | 4.92 |
Cash-flow | 11.95 |
Book value | 25.10 |
Equity | 24.48 |
Telecom Egypt is part of Fixed Line Telecommunications business, which is part of Telecommunications industry. Telecom Egypt is a company from Egypt, and his stocks are publicly traded.
Telecom Egypt paid a total dividend of 1,707 million EGP last year, for a market value of 42,846 millions (Market Cap 8,569 millions). Dividend per share of Telecom Egypt is 1.00 EGP, and his stock market price 25.10 EGP.
According to the chart below, where dividend yield is displayed, Telecom Egypt has a dividend yield of 3.98%, which is similar to the amount offered by both the market average and companies from Egypt. However, it is lower than the average of Telecommunications industry. The company should be deeply analized because dividend yields should be similar among companies from the same industry unless they carry an opposite strategy.
In addition, you should compare Telecom Egypt dividend yield with other Fixed Line Telecommunications companies or firms from Egypt.
Telecom Egypt Dividend Payout
About the ability of Telecom Egypt to maintain his current dividend of EGP 1.00 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). Telecom Egypt payout on ernings is currently 20.33%, which is lower than the market average and companies of Telecommunications industry, which are 41.22% and 48.17% respectively. Both figures lead us to believe that there is confidence that Telecom Egyptcan 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 Telecom Egypt is EGP 11.95 per share, which is higher than the dividend per share paid by the company of EGP 1.00, so the company generates enough cash to maintain his dividend in the future.
The following figure shows payout ratios over earnings and cashflow of Telecom Egypt, compared againt world market average, Egypt companies, Telecommunications industry and Fixed Line Telecommunications sector companies.
Telecom Egypt Dividend History
Year | Yield | EGP | Paypout | Shares* |
Present | 3.98% | 1.00 | 20.33% | 1,707 |
2021 | 4.47% | 0.75 | 27.27% | 1,707 |
2020 | 2.10% | 0.25 | 10.04% | 1,707 |
2019 | 2.49% | 0.25 | 12.69% | 1,707 |
2018 | 1.97% | 0.25 | 15.72% | 1,707 |
2017 | 7.39% | 1.00 | 80.00% | 1,707 |
2016 | 7.61% | 0.75 | 51.02% | 1,707 |
2015 | 8.96% | 0.56 | 59.57% | 1,707 |
*In millions
Telecom Egypt Stock performance
Finally, last moth Telecom Egypt showed a return of 9.10% compared to a worldwide -2.30% average, and a -2.41% of Telecommunications firms. Over the last year, the company obtained a 49.70% versus a worldwide performance of a -5.85%. More detailed information can be seen in the following graph for Egypt and Fixed Line Telecommunications firms.