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BOC Kenya (NAI:BOC) 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate : -4.70% (As of Dec. 2022)


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What is BOC Kenya 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate?

BOC Kenya's Dividends per Share for the six months ended in Dec. 2022 was KES4.50.

The historical rank and industry rank for BOC Kenya's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate or its related term are showing as below:

NAI:BOC' s 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -8.6   Med: -0.85   Max: 2.7
Current: -4.7

During the past 11 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of BOC Kenya was 2.70% per year. The lowest was -8.60% per year. And the median was -0.85% per year.

NAI:BOC's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate is ranked worse than
77.43% of 678 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 10.15 vs NAI:BOC: -4.70

During the past 12 months, BOC Kenya's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -20.40% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -4.70% 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.

BOC Kenya's Dividend Payout Ratio for the six months ended in Dec. 2022 was 0.56. As of today, BOC Kenya's Dividend Yield % is 4.78%.

Warning Sign:

BOC Kenya PLC stock dividend yield is close to 5-year low.

For more information regarding to dividend, please check our Dividend Page.


Competitive Comparison of BOC Kenya's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate

For the Chemicals subindustry, BOC Kenya's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-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.


BOC Kenya's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, BOC Kenya's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where BOC Kenya's 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate falls into.



BOC Kenya 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.

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.


BOC Kenya  (NAI:BOC) 3-Year Dividend Growth Rate Explanation

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

BOC Kenya's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2022 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio=Dividends per Share (Q: Dec. 2022 )/ EPS without NRI (Q: Dec. 2022 )
=4.5/ 7.973
=0.56

During the past 11 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of BOC Kenya was 2.16. The lowest was 0.41. And the median was 0.81.

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

BOC Kenya Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
KES 4.4500002023-06-022023-05-312023-07-21Cash Dividendsemi-annuallyKES:KES 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.

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

Dividend Yield %=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=4.45/83.75
=5.31 %

Current Share Price is KES83.75.
BOC Kenya's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is KES4.45.

During the past 11 years, the highest Dividend Yield of BOC Kenya was 9.86%. The lowest was 3.23%. And the median was 5.91%.

Warning Sign:

BOC Kenya PLC stock dividend yield is close to 5-year low.

* 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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BOC Kenya (NAI:BOC) Business Description

Industry
Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
Kitui Road, Off Kampala Road, P.O. Box 18010, Industrial Area, Nairobi, KEN, 00500
BOC Kenya PLC is engaged in the manufacture and sale of industrial gases, medical gases, and welding products. The company's segment based on regions consists of Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its product range consists of Bulk gases, Packaged gases, and Engineering services. Bulk gases include liquid oxygen and liquid nitrogen. Packaged gases comprise medical gases, industrial gases, and special gas mixtures, and liquefied petroleum gas. The engineering services include supplies of medical equipment, construction of medical and other gas pipelines, liquefied petroleum gas installations, tanks and pipelines, industrial gas storage and pipeline installations, and related maintenance services. The company generates majority of its revenue from the sale of medical and industrial gases.