AGL Resources's yield on cost for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2016 was 3.15.
The historical rank and industry rank for AGL Resources's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % or its related term are showing as below:
GAS'
s 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0 Med: 0 Max: 3.15
Current: 3.15
During the past 13 years, AGL Resources's highest Yield on Cost was 3.15. The lowest was 0.00. And the median was 0.00.
GAS's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % is not ranked
in the Utilities - Regulated industry.
Industry Median: 4.62
vs GAS: 3.15
Competitive Comparison of AGL Resources's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %
For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, AGL Resources's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %, along with its competitors' market caps and 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % 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.
AGL Resources's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry
For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, AGL Resources's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where AGL Resources's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % falls into.
AGL Resources 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Calculation
Dividend Yield % and dividend growth of a stock is an important factor for income investors. But if company A raises its dividend constantly faster than company B, company A's future dividend yield might be much higher than Company B's even if their yields are the same now and their stock prices do not change.
Yield on Cost assumes that you buy and the stock today, and hold it for 5 years. If the company raises it dividends at the same rate as it did over the past 5 years, the dividends investors receive annually in 5 years relative to the stock price today.
Therefore, Yield-on-Cost of AGL Resources is calculated as
Of course the risk here is that the company may not raise its dividends as it did before. The key is to select the companies that can consistently raise its dividends. Usually companies with long history of raising dividends tend to do so.
AGL Resources 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Related Terms
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AGL Resources (AGL Resources) Business Description
AGL Resources Inc was incorporated on November 27, 1995 under the laws of the State of Georgia. It is an energy services holding company. The Company is engaged in the distribution of natural gas in seven states; Illinois, Georgia, Virginia, New Jersey, Florida, Tennessee and Maryland through its seven natural gas distribution utilities. The Company's business segments are Distribution Operations, Retail Operations, Wholesale Services and Midstream Operations. The distribution operations segment includes seven natural gas local distribution utilities with a focus of providing safe and reliable delivery of natural gas. The retail operations segment serves natural gas commodity customers and service contracts. The wholesale services segment is engaged in asset management and optimization, storage, transportation, producer and peaking services and wholesale marketing of natural gas across the U.S. and Canada. Wholesale services utilizes a portfolio of natural gas storage assets, contracted supply from all of the main producing regions, as well as contracted storage and transportation capacity to provide these services to its customers. The midstream operations segment includes a number of businesses that are related and complementary to its primary business. The Company competes with electric utilities and fuel oil and propane providers serving the residential, commercial and industrial markets and natural gas facilities. The Company's business is subject to substantial regulation by federal, state and local regulatory authorities.
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