Span-America Medical Systems (Span-America Medical Systems) 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate : 0.00% (As of Mar. 2017)

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What is Span-America Medical Systems 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate?

Span-America Medical Systems's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Mar. 2017 was $0.16.

The historical rank and industry rank for Span-America Medical Systems's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate or its related term are showing as below:

SPAN's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate is not ranked ^*
in the Medical Devices & Instruments industry.
Industry Median: 11.9
* Ranked among companies with meaningful 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate only.

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Span-America Medical Systems's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Mar. 2017 was 0.26. As of today, Span-America Medical Systems's Dividend Yield % is 2.13%.

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Competitive Comparison of Span-America Medical Systems's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate

For the Medical Devices subindustry, Span-America Medical Systems's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate data, can be viewed below:

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Span-America Medical Systems's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, Span-America Medical Systems's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate distribution charts can be found below:

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Span-America Medical Systems 3-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 expontential compound based on the latest four year annual data.

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Span-America Medical Systems (NAS:SPAN) 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Explanation

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

Span-America Medical Systems's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2017 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio	=	Dividends per Share (Q: Mar. 2017 )	/	EPS without NRI (Q: Mar. 2017 )
	=	0.16	/	0.62
	=	0.26

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Span-America Medical Systems was 0.35. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.

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

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Span-America Medical Systems was 2.13%. The lowest was 0.00%. And the median was 0.00%.

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Span-America Medical Systems (Span-America Medical Systems) Business Description

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http://www.spanamerica.com

Span-America Medical Systems Inc was incorporated under the laws of the state of South Carolina on September 21, 1970. The Company manufactures and distributes therapeutic support surfaces, mattress overlays, patient positioners, seating cushions, skin care products and fall prevention products for the medical market and pillows, mattress pads and various foam products for the custom products market throughout the United States and Canada. Its operations are divided into two main business units or segments: medical and custom products. The Company's main medical products consist of polyurethane foam mattress overlays, therapeutic support surfaces (which consist of non-powered and powered therapeutic support surfaces) and patient positioners as well as Selan (r) skin care, seating and fall protection products. The Company's custom products segment includes two product lines namely consumer bedding products and various engineered industrial products. The Company's consumer product line consists mainly of convoluted and contour-cut mattress overlays and specially designed pillows for the consumer bedding market. It sells these products mainly in North America to customers in the segments of the health care market, including acute care hospitals, long-term care facilities and home health care providers. The Company's manufacturing operations are subject to various government regulations pertaining to the discharge of materials into the environment.

Executives

Terry Allison Rappuhn	director	P O BOX 58062, NASHVILLE TN 37205
Thomas Joseph Sullivan	director	64 PETTIT PL PRINCETON NJ 08540
Robert B Johnston	director

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