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African Potash (LSE:AFPO) 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % : 0.00 (As of Jun. 06, 2024)


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What is African Potash 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %?

African Potash's yield on cost for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2016 was 0.00.


The historical rank and industry rank for African Potash's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % or its related term are showing as below:



LSE:AFPO's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % is not ranked *
in the Agriculture industry.
Industry Median: 3.23
* Ranked among companies with meaningful 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % only.

Competitive Comparison of African Potash's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %

For the Agricultural Inputs subindustry, African Potash'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.


African Potash's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Distribution in the Agriculture Industry

For the Agriculture industry and Basic Materials sector, African Potash's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where African Potash's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % falls into.



African Potash 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 African Potash is calculated as

Yield-on-Cost=Dividend Yield %*(1+Dividend Growth Rate)^5

African Potash  (LSE:AFPO) 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Explanation

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.


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African Potash (LSE:AFPO) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
Richmond House, St Julian's Avenue, St Peter Port, GGY, GY1 1GZ
Block Commodities Ltd is focused on building a platform for the mining, production, and distribution of fertilizer. The business operates through various segments that are Trading, which trades fertilizer; and Exploration, which explores potash properties. The company operates in one geographical segment that is Africa. It has one project namely the Lac Dinga project.

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