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- Dividend Yield
- 4.21%
- Payout Ratio
- 25%
- Dividend Amount Per Share
- $0.20
- Last Ex-Dividend Date
- Aug 21, 2024
SB Dividend Safety
SB paid out 25% of its $77M earnings as dividends over the last 12 months.
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Dividend Payout Ratio
SB's Dividend Payout Ratio of 25% is considered safe for the Industrials sector, indicating that the company retains enough earnings to support business growth.
Interest Rate Coverage
SB's Interest Coverage Ratio of 5.425 indicates strong financial health with easy coverage of interest expenses.
Income Quality
SB shows excellent income quality with a ratio of 1.58. This indicates high-quality earnings and low risk of dividend cuts.
SB Dividend Growth
Safe Bulkers, Inc.(SB) offers a dividend yield of 4.21% and pays $0.20 in dividends per share. Explore the historical dividend growth of SB.
Dividend Stability
SB has shown inconsistent dividend payments over the past 10 years with 2 cuts over 5%.
Dividend Growth
SB's dividend payments have shown very poor growth, growing by 0% over the last 5 years.
Earnings Growth
SB's earnings have grown by 163.548% annually over the last 5 years. This strong earnings growth suggests a stable and increasing income stream, supporting the sustainability and potential growth of dividend payouts.
SB Dividend Yield Attractiveness
Safe Bulkers, Inc.(SB) provides a dividend yield of 4.21%. Compare this with the averages of its peers, industry, and sector to see how it stacks up.
Yield %
2.90%
4.21%
7.66%
7.82%
Dividend Yield
SB's dividend yield of 4.21% is considered good compared to the sector average of 2.901%, providing a strong safety margin for investors.
SB Free Cash Flow and Dividends Paid
This chart shows the Free Cash Flow (FCF) and the portion of FCF used to pay dividends each year by Safe Bulkers, Inc.. The filled portion of the bar represents the dividends paid, while the remaining portion represents the remaining FCF.