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Also known as the dividend cover ratio. | Also known as the dividend cover ratio. | ||
'''Alternative calculation''' | |||
Dividend cover can also be calculated on a per-share basis, producing exactly the same result, as: | |||
Dividend cover = EPS / DPS | |||
''Where:'' | |||
EPS = earnings per share | |||
DPS = dividend per share | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
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* [[Dividends]] | * [[Dividends]] | ||
* [[DPS]] | * [[DPS]] | ||
* [[Earnings per share]] | |||
[[Category:Corporate_finance]] | [[Category:Corporate_finance]] | ||
Revision as of 07:54, 14 November 2015
Profit attributable to ordinary shareholders ÷ Dividends.
Dividend cover measures the safety or sustainability of the future dividend flow, from the perspective of the investor.
The greater the cover ratio, the greater the assumed likelihood that the firm paying the dividend will continue to be able to pay it in the future.
In the situation where the cover ratio falls below 1.0, the dividend is said to be uncovered and it will not be sustainable at its previous level unless there is a recovery in the firm's profits.
Also known as the dividend cover ratio.
Alternative calculation
Dividend cover can also be calculated on a per-share basis, producing exactly the same result, as:
Dividend cover = EPS / DPS
Where:
EPS = earnings per share
DPS = dividend per share
