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- Dividend Yield
- 5.65%
- Payout Ratio
- 40.78%
- Dividend Amount Per Share
- $2.50
- Last Ex-Dividend Date
- Feb 14, 2025
SOR Dividend Safety
SOR paid out 40.78% of its $54M earnings as dividends over the last 12 months.
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Dividend Payout Ratio
SOR's Dividend Payout Ratio of 40.783% is considered safe for the Financial Services sector, indicating that the company retains enough earnings to support business growth.
Interest Rate Coverage
SOR's Interest Coverage Ratio of 0 poses a risk, signaling financial challenges due to insufficient earnings to cover interest expenses.
Income Quality
SOR demonstrates poor income quality with a ratio of 0. This indicates low-quality earnings and high risk of dividend cuts.
SOR Dividend Growth
Source Capital, Inc.(SOR) offers a dividend yield of 5.65% and pays $2.50 in dividends per share. Explore the historical dividend growth of SOR.
Dividend Stability
SOR has shown inconsistent dividend payments over the past 10 years with 4 cuts over 5%.
Dividend Growth
SOR's dividend payments have shown very poor growth, shrinking by -3.584% over the last 5 years.
Earnings Growth
SOR's earnings have shown very poor growth, shrinking by -3.977% over the last 5 years. Poor earnings growth or decline indicates potential struggles to maintain dividend levels, which may lead to cuts and affect overall returns.
SOR Dividend Yield Attractiveness
Source Capital, Inc.(SOR) provides a dividend yield of 5.65%. Compare this with the averages of its peers, industry, and sector to see how it stacks up.
Yield %
3.15%
3.72%
4.21%
5.65%
Dividend Yield
SOR's dividend yield of 5.65% is considered good compared to the sector average of 3.72%, providing a strong safety margin for investors.
SOR 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 Source Capital, Inc.. The filled portion of the bar represents the dividends paid, while the remaining portion represents the remaining FCF.