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Empresa Metropolitana de Aguas & Energia (BSP:EMAE4) Dividend Yield % : 7.77% (As of May. 12, 2024)


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What is Empresa Metropolitana de Aguas & Energia Dividend Yield %?

As of today (2024-05-12), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Empresa Metropolitana de Aguas & Energia is 7.77%.

Good Sign:

Empresa Metropolitana de Aguas & Energia SA stock dividend yield is close to 2-year high.

The historical rank and industry rank for Empresa Metropolitana de Aguas & Energia's Dividend Yield % or its related term are showing as below:

BSP:EMAE4' s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.01   Med: 4.01   Max: 20.51
Current: 7.77

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Empresa Metropolitana de Aguas & Energia was 20.51%. The lowest was 1.01%. And the median was 4.01%.

BSP:EMAE4's Dividend Yield % is ranked better than
85.71% of 427 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 3.86 vs BSP:EMAE4: 7.77

Empresa Metropolitana de Aguas & Energia's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.66.

Warning Sign:

If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of Empresa Metropolitana de Aguas & Energia SA is 1.35, which seems too high.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Empresa Metropolitana de Aguas & Energia was 2.09. The lowest was 0.08. And the median was 0.44.

As of today (2024-05-12), the Forward Dividend Yield % of Empresa Metropolitana de Aguas & Energia is 6.04%.

Empresa Metropolitana de Aguas & Energia's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was R$1.30.

During the past 12 months, Empresa Metropolitana de Aguas & Energia's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 273.10% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 31.50% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 20.50% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Empresa Metropolitana de Aguas & Energia was 85.60% per year. The lowest was 10.60% per year. And the median was 40.80% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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Empresa Metropolitana de Aguas & Energia Dividend Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Empresa Metropolitana de Aguas & Energia's Dividend Yield % 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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Empresa Metropolitana de Aguas & Energia Dividend Yield % Chart

Empresa Metropolitana de Aguas & Energia Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Dividend Yield %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.77 1.92 10.63 2.10 5.57

Empresa Metropolitana de Aguas & Energia Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Dividend Yield % 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 2.10 2.18 3.98 2.94 5.57

Competitive Comparison of Empresa Metropolitana de Aguas & Energia's Dividend Yield %

For the Utilities - Diversified subindustry, Empresa Metropolitana de Aguas & Energia'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.


Empresa Metropolitana de Aguas & Energia's Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, Empresa Metropolitana de Aguas & Energia's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Empresa Metropolitana de Aguas & Energia's Dividend Yield % falls into.



Empresa Metropolitana de Aguas & Energia Dividend Yield % Calculation

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

Empresa Metropolitana de Aguas & Energia Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
BRL 0.7931402024-04-092024-04-082024-04-30Cash DividendquarterlyBRL:BRL 1.000000
BRL 1.3009602023-12-112023-12-082023-12-26Cash DividendquarterlyBRL:BRL 1.000000
BRL 0.5143902023-06-062023-06-052023-06-30Cash DividendquarterlyBRL:BRL 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.

Empresa Metropolitana de Aguas & Energia's Trailing Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Trailing Annual Dividend Yield=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=2.60849/52.49
=4.97 %

Current Share Price is R$52.49.
Empresa Metropolitana de Aguas & Energia's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is R$2.60849.

Empresa Metropolitana de Aguas & Energia's Forward Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Forward Annual Dividend Yield=Forward Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=3.17256/52.49
=6.04 %

Current Share Price is R$52.49.
Empresa Metropolitana de Aguas & Energia's Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as R$0.79314 * 4 = R$3.17256.

* 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.


Empresa Metropolitana de Aguas & Energia  (BSP:EMAE4) Dividend Yield % Explanation

Over the long term, the return from dividends has been a significant contributor to the total returns produced by equity securities. Studies by Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh, and Mike Staunton of Princeton University (2002) found that a market-oriented portfolio, which included reinvested dividends, would have generated nearly 85 times the wealth generated by the same portfolio relying solely on capital gains.

Dividends may also qualify a lower tax rate for investors.

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Empresa Metropolitana de Aguas & Energia (BSP:EMAE4) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
Avenida Jornalista Roberto Marinho, No. 85, 16th Floor, Bairro de Cidade Monçoes, Sao Paulo, SP, BRA, 04447011
Empresa Metropolitana de Aguas & Energia SA is engaged in the ownership and operation of hydraulic and electric power generation system. It focuses on power generation, flood control, and water supply for residential, recreation and fishing activities.

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