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London Security (LSE:LSC) 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate : 7.80% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is London Security 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate?

London Security's Dividends per Share for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was £0.82.

During the past 12 months, London Security's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 47.60% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 27.40% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 7.80% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 3.30% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the average dividends per share growth rate.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of London Security was 64.70% per year. The lowest was -43.10% per year. And the median was 11.70% per year.

London Security's Dividend Payout Ratio for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.75. As of today, London Security's Dividend Yield % is 4.07%.

Good Sign:

London Security PLC stock dividend yield is close to 5-year high.

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Competitive Comparison of London Security's 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate

For the Security & Protection Services subindustry, London Security's 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate, along with its competitors' market caps and 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


London Security's 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, London Security's 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where London Security's 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate falls into.



London Security 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate Calculation

This is the average annual rate that a company has been raising its dividends. The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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London Security  (LSE:LSC) 5-Year Dividend Growth Rate Explanation

1. Dividend Payout Ratio measures the percentage of the company's earnings paid out as dividends.

London Security's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio=Dividends per Share (Q: Dec. 2023 )/ EPS without NRI (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=0.82/ 1.088
=0.75

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of London Security was 0.71. The lowest was 0.39. And the median was 0.59.

2. Dividend Yield % measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

London Security Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
GBP 0.8200002023-11-092023-11-102023-12-07Cash Dividendsemi-annuallyGBP:GBP 1.000000

* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.

London Security's Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Dividend Yield %=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=0.82/30.50
=2.69 %

Current Share Price is £30.50.
London Security's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is £0.82.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of London Security was 4.64%. The lowest was 2.11%. And the median was 3.29%.

Good Sign:

London Security PLC stock dividend yield is close to 5-year high.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


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London Security (LSE:LSC) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
2 Jubilee Way, Premier House, Elland, West Yorkshire, GBR, HX5 9DY
London Security PLC is an investment holding company that provides fire protection services and products. The business activity of the group functions through the United Kingdom, Belgium, the Netherlands, Austria, France, Germany, Denmark and Luxembourg. It derives revenue from the Outright sale of equipment, Maintenance, service, installation and Equipment rental activity. The company products are marketed under Nu-Swift, Ansul, Total; and Premier and Master brand names. The group operates in a single segment being g the provision and maintenance of fire protection and security equipment in Europe.

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