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Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd (XKLS:2445) Dividend Yield % : 2.61% (As of Apr. 28, 2024)


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What is Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd Dividend Yield %?

As of today (2024-04-28), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd is 2.61%.

Warning Sign:

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd stock dividend yield is close to 2-year low.

The historical rank and industry rank for Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd's Dividend Yield % or its related term are showing as below:

XKLS:2445' s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.79   Med: 2.23   Max: 4.91
Current: 2.61

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd was 4.91%. The lowest was 1.79%. And the median was 2.23%.

XKLS:2445's Dividend Yield % is ranked better than
59.34% of 1055 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 2 vs XKLS:2445: 2.61

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.00.

Warning Sign:

If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd is 1.59, which seems too high.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd was 1.59. The lowest was 0.26. And the median was 0.61.

As of today (2024-04-28), the Forward Dividend Yield % of Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd is 2.61%.

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was RM0.00.

During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 26.00% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 18.60% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 4.70% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd was 72.30% per year. The lowest was -13.50% per year. And the median was 6.30% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd Dividend Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd's Dividend Yield % 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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Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd Dividend Yield % Chart

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Dividend Yield %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.95 2.19 2.73 4.83 4.67

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Dividend Yield % 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 4.55 4.81 4.55 4.67 4.58

Competitive Comparison of Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd's Dividend Yield %

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd's Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Yield % 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.


Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd's Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd's Dividend Yield % falls into.



Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd Dividend Yield % Calculation

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

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
MYR 0.4002024-01-302024-01-312024-02-28Cash Dividendsemi-annuallyMYR:MYR 1.000000
MYR 0.2002023-07-102023-07-112023-08-01Cash Dividendsemi-annuallyMYR:MYR 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.

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd's Trailing Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Trailing Annual Dividend Yield=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=0.6/23.00
=2.61 %

Current Share Price is RM23.00.
Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is RM0.6.

Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd's Forward Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Forward Annual Dividend Yield=Forward Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=0.8/23.00
=3.48 %

Current Share Price is RM23.00.
Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd's Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as RM0.4 * 2 = RM0.8.

* 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.


Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd  (XKLS:2445) Dividend Yield % Explanation

Over the long term, the return from dividends has been a significant contributor to the total returns produced by equity securities. Studies by Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh, and Mike Staunton of Princeton University (2002) found that a market-oriented portfolio, which included reinvested dividends, would have generated nearly 85 times the wealth generated by the same portfolio relying solely on capital gains.

Dividends may also qualify a lower tax rate for investors.

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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Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd (XKLS:2445) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
No. 1, Jalan S.P. Seenivasagam, Wisma Taiko, Ipoh, PRK, MYS, 30000
Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd harvests oil palm and rubber plantations in Southeast Asia. On top of utilizing the plantations, the company manufactures fatty acids and alcohols, oleochemicals, soaps, rubber gloves, and other specialty chemicals and is also engaged in the business of Property development. Its reportable segments include, Plantation, Manufacturing, Property Development , Investment Holding and Others. Majority of the revenue is generated from its manufacturing segment which is involved in manufacturing of oleochemicals, non-ionic surfactants and esters, rubber gloves, parquet flooring products, pharmaceutical products, storing and distribution of bulk liquid, refining of palm products, kernel crushing and trading of palm products.

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