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Melstacorp (COL:MELS.N0000) Dividends per Share : රු8.68 (TTM As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Melstacorp Dividends per Share?

Melstacorp's dividends per share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was රු4.27. Its dividends per share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was රු8.68. Its Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.71. As of today, Melstacorp's Dividend Yield % is 10.20%.

Warning Sign:

If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of Melstacorp plc is 1.54, which seems too high.

During the past 12 months, Melstacorp's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 71.90% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 26.50% 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 Melstacorp was 81.70% per year. The lowest was -22.80% per year. And the median was 4.95% per year.

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Melstacorp Dividends per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for Melstacorp's Dividends per Share can be seen below:

* 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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Melstacorp Dividends per Share Chart

Melstacorp Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Dividends per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 2.00 2.50 8.15 4.05

Melstacorp Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Dividends per Share Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.35 1.70 2.71 - 4.27

Competitive Comparison of Melstacorp's Dividends per Share

For the Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries subindustry, Melstacorp's Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Yield % 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.


Melstacorp's Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Beverages - Alcoholic Industry

For the Beverages - Alcoholic industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Melstacorp's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Melstacorp's Dividend Yield % falls into.



Melstacorp Dividends per Share Calculation

Dividends paid to per common share.


Melstacorp  (COL:MELS.N0000) Dividends per Share Explanation

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

Melstacorp'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 )
=4.27/ 2.5
=1.71

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Melstacorp was 1.54. The lowest was 0.15. And the median was 0.54.

Warning Sign:

If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of Melstacorp plc is 1.54, which seems too high.

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

Melstacorp Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
LKR 2.0000002024-03-052024-03-072024-03-26Cash DividendquarterlyLKR:LKR 1.000000
LKR 4.2700002023-11-142023-11-162023-12-04Cash DividendquarterlyLKR:LKR 1.000000
LKR 2.7100002023-06-272023-07-042023-07-20Cash DividendquarterlyLKR:LKR 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.


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

Dividend Yield %=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=8.98/88.00
=10.20 %

Current Share Price is රු88.00.
Melstacorp's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is රු8.98.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Melstacorp was 22.03%. The lowest was 1.07%. And the median was 4.99%.

* 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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Melstacorp (COL:MELS.N0000) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No.110, Norris Canal Road, Colombo, LKA, 10
Melstacorp plc is a Sri Lankan company that engages in the distillation, manufacture, and distribution of liquor products. It operates through business segments: Beverages, Plantations, Telecommunication, Financial Services, and Diversified. The Beverages segments cover distillation, manufacture, and distribution of liquor products; the Plantations segment involves in cultivation and processing of tea and rubber; the Telecommunication segment engages in providing voice, data, broadband, software, and networking solutions; the Financial Services segment offers a variety of financial solutions; and the Diversified segment includes power generation, logistics, and other activities. Melstacorp owns a range of wines and spirits such as Albert Bichot French wines, Chilean wines, and others.

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