Not exact matches
This Toronto - based property and casualty insurance company has
increased its
dividend by more than 50 % over the past three
years while its stock price has climbed
from $ 35 to $ 62.
«We believe the bogey for investors is a 15 percent
increase to Apple's total reported capital return number (shares repurchase plus past
dividends), which would imply a $ 150 billion headline number, up
from $ 130 billion announced last
year,» said Gene Munster, an analyst at Piper Jaffray, in a recent note.
Apple also
increased its
dividend 15 percent to $ 3.05 a share and said it will expand its share repurchase program to $ 60 billion
from the $ 10 billion level announced last
year.
These risks and uncertainties include: Gilead's ability to achieve its anticipated full
year 2018 financial results; Gilead's ability to sustain growth in revenues for its antiviral and other programs; the risk that private and public payers may be reluctant to provide, or continue to provide, coverage or reimbursement for new products, including Vosevi, Yescarta, Epclusa, Harvoni, Genvoya, Odefsey, Descovy, Biktarvy and Vemlidy ®; austerity measures in European countries that may
increase the amount of discount required on Gilead's products; an
increase in discounts, chargebacks and rebates due to ongoing contracts and future negotiations with commercial and government payers; a larger than anticipated shift in payer mix to more highly discounted payer segments and geographic regions and decreases in treatment duration; availability of funding for state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs); continued fluctuations in ADAP purchases driven by federal and state grant cycles which may not mirror patient demand and may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; market share and price erosion caused by the introduction of generic versions of Viread and Truvada, an uncertain global macroeconomic environment; and potential amendments to the Affordable Care Act or other government action that could have the effect of lowering prices or reducing the number of insured patients; the possibility of unfavorable results
from clinical trials involving investigational compounds; Gilead's ability to initiate clinical trials in its currently anticipated timeframes; the levels of inventory held by wholesalers and retailers which may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; Kite's ability to develop and commercialize cell therapies utilizing the zinc finger nuclease technology platform and realize the benefits of the Sangamo partnership; Gilead's ability to submit new drug applications for new product candidates in the timelines currently anticipated; Gilead's ability to receive regulatory approvals in a timely manner or at all, for new and current products, including Biktarvy; Gilead's ability to successfully commercialize its products, including Biktarvy; the risk that physicians and patients may not see advantages of these products over other therapies and may therefore be reluctant to prescribe the products; Gilead's ability to successfully develop its hematology / oncology and inflammation / respiratory programs; safety and efficacy data
from clinical studies may not warrant further development of Gilead's product candidates, including GS - 9620 and Yescarta in combination with Pfizer's utomilumab; Gilead's ability to pay
dividends or complete its share repurchase program due to changes in its stock price, corporate or other market conditions; fluctuations in the foreign exchange rate of the U.S. dollar that may cause an unfavorable foreign currency exchange impact on Gilead's future revenues and pre-tax earnings; and other risks identified
from time to time in Gilead's reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC).
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increasing its payout over the last seven
years and is just three
years away
from making it to the
Dividend Achievers list.
RGCO's
dividends have
increased in the last 10
years, with DPS
increasing from US$ 0.42 to US$ 0.62.
Spending on commissions by its $ 21 billion Equity
Dividend Fund
increased by 39 percent
from the 2014 to 2016 fiscal
years, but the fund's transaction activity more than doubled, meaning that its commission rate overall decreased considerably.
Note that after seven
years of paying a static
dividend, the company increased the disbursement from $ 1.52 per year to $ 1.68 in the first quarter of 2012 (the first quarter 2012 dividend increase can be seen in the Quarterly Divide
dividend, the company
increased the disbursement
from $ 1.52 per
year to $ 1.68 in the first quarter of 2012 (the first quarter 2012
dividend increase can be seen in the Quarterly Divide
dividend increase can be seen in the Quarterly
DividendDividend box).
The great news is that my
dividend income has
increase modestly over the past three
years but is still far
from my goal.
Their recent
dividend growth has been amazing and I hope the extra money
from the tax reforms will boost the
dividend increases the next few
years.
CSCO has
increased its quarterly
dividend from $ 0.14 to $ 0.29 over the past five
years, or 16 % compounded annually.
I haven't seen any good estimates of this effect, but given the current «cost» of the federal
dividend tax credit regime (roughly $ 3 billion a
year), it's probably not unreasonable to think that a 50 + %
increase in the federal corporate tax rate (
from 15 % to 24 %) might cost the fisc.
Whereas the Vanguard fund posted 7.2 % annual
dividend growth
from 2007 to 2012, the broad market S&P 500 index
increased its distributions by only 1.01 % per
year during the same period.
The S&P 500
dividend has
increased 18 %
from a
year ago, shares outstanding have decreased and acquisition activity has risen.
An improving balance sheet and consistent cash generation
from its operations have allowed management to reward investors with annual
dividend increases over the past three
years.
Even so, the directors still recommended the payment of a
dividend on the company's shares of five per cent, free of income tax, and the spending had even
increased for the new season with the signing of Frank Casper, a 22 -
year - old attacking midfielder
from Rotherham United.
FINANCIAL MAIL - June 14 - Dating entrepreneur Ross Williams has pocketed a # 725K share of the payout, which was a fall
from the previous
year's
dividend of # 2.5 M. His company Global Personals, which last month changed its name to Venntro Media Group,
increased its turnover by # 2M to # 44.3 M for the
year to August 31, 2014 but pre-tax profits fell
from # 4.1 M to # 2.3 M.
A company that has grown consistently
from solid business foundations makes or an ideal choice, especially if the
increase in its annual
dividend return has accelerated since the
year 2000.
A recent study showed that
from 1965 - 2001 35 % of
dividend cuts led to operating improvements,
increased profitability and the resumption of
dividends within 5
years.
The S&P High Yield
Dividend Aristocrats ® is designed to track a basket of stocks
from the S&P Composite 1500 ® that have consistently
increased their
dividends every
year for at least 20
years.
From 2003 — 2010, United Technologies grew its
dividend by more than 10 % each
year and in most other
years has
increased dividends in the high single percentage digits.
The last two columns illustrate how that DGR has
increased the dollar - and - cents amount of the annual
dividend over the 10
years from 2002 - 2012.
This snapshot
from the
Dividend Champions spreadsheet shows the percentage
increase by
year.
25 +
Year Dividend Increase Stocks: Companies that have increased their dividends every year for at least 25 years (from Dividend.c
Year Dividend Increase Stocks: Companies that have
increased their
dividends every
year for at least 25 years (from Dividend.c
year for at least 25
years (
from Dividend.com).
Phil's Nails
increases its
dividend amount by 5 % every
year:
from $ 0.80 in the first
year to $ 0.84 in the second, and so on.
Since
increasing dividends by double - digits
from 2003 — 2008 (when the company
increased dividends twice a
year), RLI has slowed its
dividend growth rate.
While they continue to bring in the profit
from their exposure to treatments in oncology and immunology, they also commit themselves to maintaining a strong pipeline of drugs (16 compounds in Phase III trials) that will allow the company to
increase its profit (and thus its
dividend) for many
years to come.
It was recently upgraded to «Champion» status
from «Contender» status, which is reserved for companies with
dividend increases for the past 10 - 24
years.
Since 1999, the company's
dividend increases have ranged
from less than 1 % to this
year's 9.4 %.
The great news is that my
dividend income has
increase modestly over the past three
years but is still far
from my goal.
Whereas the Vanguard fund posted 7.2 % annual
dividend growth
from 2007 to 2012, the broad market S&P 500 index
increased its distributions by only 1.01 % per
year during the same period.
In Class of 2009, S&P selected 52 stocks
from the index which have
increased their
dividends every
year for at least 25 consecutive
years.
Although you're looking at cyclical results by the very nature of the business models, many of those stocks out there with 40 or 50 consecutive
years of
dividend increases hail
from that sector of the economy.
Coca Cola, Diageo, GlaxoSmithKline and South32 together paid me the amount of USD 130, representing quite a nice
increase of 27 % compared to my last
year October
dividend income, putting cash inflows
from my stock holdings to around USD 3» 850.
On a
year to
year basis, my September
dividend income
from the two mining businesses BHP Billiton
increased by 200 % and in the case of Rio Tinto by 180 %.
With 2017's Roth IRA now fully funded and no additional deposits planned for the rest of the
year,
increases to the
Dividend Meter income stream will need to come from dividend increases, reinvestment of dividends, and strategic sales of low - yield stocks with accompanying buys of higher yield opport
Dividend Meter income stream will need to come
from dividend increases, reinvestment of dividends, and strategic sales of low - yield stocks with accompanying buys of higher yield opport
dividend increases, reinvestment of
dividends, and strategic sales of low - yield stocks with accompanying buys of higher yield opportunities.
CVX
increased its quarterly
dividend for the fourth quarter
from USD 1.07 to USD 1.08 per share, that's the 29th consecutive
year the company elevated its
dividend payout.
Here are the company's compound annual
dividend growth percentages
from the most recent 10 -
year period to last
year's
increase:
For example, reinvested
dividends represent about 40 % of the value
increase from holding the S&P 500 over the last 120
years or so.
Its
dividend yield is above the peer average over the past ten
years and
increase from 2.8 % in 2012 to 3 % currently.
Apple famously held out
from doing either for
years under Steve Jobs, and only in the last few
years started doing both - a large
dividend and a share buy - back which
increases the value of remaining shares (as EPS then goes up with fewer shares out there).
Additionally, with at least 25 consecutive
years of
dividend increases, you know you are in good hands
from a return of shareholder capital standpoint.
Our list is comprised exclusively
from David Fish's current list of 102
Dividend Champions, companies that have
increased their
dividends every
year for at least 25
years.
The company's total
dividends paid have
increased from 4.55 cents per share in 1972 to a projected $ 2.04 per share in fiscal
year 2016.
Dividend aristocrats: These are
dividends stock companies selected
from S&P 500 based on their continuous
increase in the amount of
dividends they pay in the past 25
years.
My quarterly
dividends have
increased from about $ 34 to $ 46 in the past two
years without DRIPing or buying additional shares.
The most recent
dividend increase was earlier this
year, in which OKE
increased the quarterly payout
from $ 0.33 per share to $ 0.36 per share.
These companies pay
dividends from profits on a monthly, quarterly, or annual basis, and most of those
dividend payments
increase every
year.
When reviewing my investing activities and performance in 2016 the common theme was allocation of capital and each
year as I get older the more I find my focus is on quality, prudent portfolio management and on
increasing tax efficient cashflow
from my investments (
dividends).
He notes the S&P 500
Dividend Aristocrats Index, which includes companies with at least 25 years of annual dividend increases, had a cumulative total return of 361 % from December 31, 1999 through March 24, 2016 vs. the S&P 500's total return
Dividend Aristocrats Index, which includes companies with at least 25
years of annual
dividend increases, had a cumulative total return of 361 % from December 31, 1999 through March 24, 2016 vs. the S&P 500's total return
dividend increases, had a cumulative total return of 361 %
from December 31, 1999 through March 24, 2016 vs. the S&P 500's total return of 89 %.