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ALS (ASX:ALQ) Dividend Payout Ratio : 0.60 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is ALS Dividend Payout Ratio?

ALS's dividend payout ratio for the months ended in Sep. 2023 was 0.60.

The historical rank and industry rank for ALS's Dividend Payout Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

ASX:ALQ' s Dividend Payout Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.4   Med: 0.73   Max: 4.23
Current: 0.68


During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of ALS was 4.23. The lowest was 0.40. And the median was 0.73.

ASX:ALQ's Dividend Payout Ratio is ranked worse than
76.25% of 522 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 0.39 vs ASX:ALQ: 0.68

As of today (2024-04-28), the Dividend Yield % of ALS is 2.98%.

During the past 13 years, the highest Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of ALS was 10.19%. The lowest was 1.06%. And the median was 2.76%.

ALS's Dividends per Share for the months ended in Sep. 2023 was A$0.19.

During the past 12 months, ALS's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 21.00% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 17.50% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 15.50% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -2.80% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of ALS was 55.60% per year. The lowest was -35.60% per year. And the median was 11.25% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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


ALS Dividend Payout Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for ALS's Dividend Payout Ratio 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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ALS Dividend Payout Ratio Chart

ALS Annual Data
Trend Mar14 Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23
Dividend Payout Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.58 0.79 0.40 0.75 0.66

ALS Semi-Annual Data
Mar14 Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23
Dividend Payout Ratio 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 0.95 0.66 0.56 0.78 0.60

Competitive Comparison of ALS's Dividend Payout Ratio

For the Consulting Services subindustry, ALS's Dividend Payout Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Payout Ratio 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.


ALS's Dividend Payout Ratio Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, ALS's Dividend Payout Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where ALS's Dividend Payout Ratio falls into.



ALS Dividend Payout Ratio Calculation

Dividend payout ratio measures the percentage of the company's earnings paid out as dividends.

ALS's Dividend Payout Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Mar. 2023 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio=Dividends per Share (A: Mar. 2023 )/ EPS without NRI (A: Mar. 2023 )
=0.373/ 0.567
=0.66

ALS's Dividend Payout Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Dividend Payout Ratio=Dividends per Share (Q: Sep. 2023 )/ EPS without NRI (Q: Sep. 2023 )
=0.194/ 0.325
=0.60

* 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.


ALS (ASX:ALQ) Dividend Payout Ratio Explanation

In dividends investing, Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.


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ALS (ASX:ALQ) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
299 Coronation Drive, Level 2, Milton, Brisbane, QLD, AUS, 4064
Founded in the 1880s and listing on the ASX in 1952, ALS operates three divisions: commodities, life sciences, and industrial. ALS commodities traditionally generated the majority of underlying earnings, providing geochemistry, metallurgy, inspection and mine site services for the global mining industry. Expansion into environmental, pharmaceutical and food testing areas and commodity price weakness have lessened earnings exposure to commodities.

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