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Enel Generacion Chile (XSGO:ENELGXCH) 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % : 6.89 (As of May. 31, 2024)


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What is Enel Generacion Chile 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %?

Enel Generacion Chile's yield on cost for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 6.89.


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

XSGO:ENELGXCH' s 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.34   Med: 2.17   Max: 12.51
Current: 6.89


During the past 13 years, Enel Generacion Chile's highest Yield on Cost was 12.51. The lowest was 0.34. And the median was 2.17.


XSGO:ENELGXCH's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % is ranked better than
71.01% of 238 companies
in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry
Industry Median: 3.865 vs XSGO:ENELGXCH: 6.89

Competitive Comparison of Enel Generacion Chile's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost %

For the Utilities - Renewable subindustry, Enel Generacion Chile'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.


Enel Generacion Chile's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % Distribution in the Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry and Utilities sector, Enel Generacion Chile's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Enel Generacion Chile's 5-Year Yield-on-Cost % falls into.



Enel Generacion Chile 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 Enel Generacion Chile is calculated as

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

Enel Generacion Chile  (XSGO:ENELGXCH) 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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Enel Generacion Chile (XSGO:ENELGXCH) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
Avenida Santa Rosa, No. 76, 15th Floor, Santiago, CHL
Enel Generacion Chile SA generates electricity for customers in Chile with about two thirds of generation capacity coming from its hydroelectric plants, and the remainder is from thermal units. Although electricity generation makes up the bulk of its operations, the firm also engages in electricity transmission and engineering services. It derives revenue from the generation of electricity.

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