Diverse Income Share Discussion Threads

[liarspoker] 29/6/2006 12:36

Just wondering if any companies in the FTSE 250 or 350 are offering scrip dividends ?

Anyone know ?

TIA

[maywillow] 09/2/2006 19:27

Boots Group Boots to pay 200p special dividend
LONDON (AFX) - Boots Group PLC said it has resolved to pay a special interim
dividend of 200 pence per ordinary share, subject to the consolidation of Boots
ordinary shares in the ratio 58 to 39 having become effective.
The consolidation is expected to take effect and the shares will trade
ex-dividend on Feb 13, the company said.
[e-mail]
slm

[keifer derrin] 04/2/2006 09:32

cheers Pro -

Hiya Powder P G - i'm well and less of the old :-) I'm only 21ishhhhhhhhh :-)

[waldron] 03/2/2006 08:25

nice one pro

[profitaker] 03/2/2006 08:12

keifer derrin

Ranked dividend yields below, all Co's Market Cap > 500m. Data source ADVFN (not the best), though probably a reasonable ball park. Not sure what subscription level you need to access it, but try > Chart & Research > UK Screener > Large Cap Div Plays, then follow the instruction to change search criteria.

Cheers.

[waldron] 03/2/2006 08:07

Alcatel Plans 1st Dividend Since 2001 as Profit Jumps (Update2)
Feb. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Alcatel SA, the world's biggest maker of broadband Internet equipment, plans to pay its first dividend since 2002 after fourth-quarter profit jumped, helped by demand for Web products. The stock had its biggest gain since July.

Net income rose to 344 million euros ($414 million), or 25 cents a share, from 7 million euros a year earlier, Alcatel said in a statement today. Sales rose 7.6 percent to 4.09 billion euros. Paris-based Alcatel said it plans to pay a dividend of 16 cents a share for 2005, the first in four years.

Alcatel, which lost money from 2001 to 2003, has been winning orders as phone companies such as SBC Communications Inc. and Telstra Corp. build networks that can carry Internet, phone calls and television, a combination known as triple play. Alcatel forecast first-quarter sales will expand more than 10 percent and said second-half growth will be lower than in the first half.

``For all of the year we expect that our sales should grow faster than the operator market,'' Chief Financial Officer Jean- Pascal Beaufret said in a conference call. ``For the year 2006 we expect the competitive pressure to continue.''

Shares of Alcatel surged as much as 73 cents, or 6.5 percent, to 11.94 euros, and traded at 11.67 euros as of 9:51 a.m. in Paris. Before today. They had fallen 0.2 percent in the past year, compared with a 31 percent gain for Ericsson AB, the world's largest maker of wireless networks, and a 27 percent gain for Nokia Oyj, which is second to Ericsson in mobile-phone networks.

The company's proposed dividend would be the first payout to shareholders since the dividend of 24 cents for 2001.

Beating Expectations

Fourth-quarter net income had been expected to be 271 million euros and sales 4.03 billion euros, based on the median estimates of 19 analysts surveyed by Bloomberg News.

Fourth-quarter operating profit jumped 16 percent to 541 million euros, higher than the 516 million euros analysts had predicted. The company raised its operating margin to 13 percent in the fourth quarter from 12 percent a year earlier and up from 8.5 percent in the third quarter of 2005.

Alcatel's full-year margin was 9.1 percent, in line with the company's October forecast. The company said it expects a ``slight'' improvement in 2006 operating profitability.

Alcatel is the world's largest supplier of equipment for broadband Internet access via copper phone wires, with about 30 percent market share in the third quarter, according to market researcher Ovum-RHK.

In the $5 billion router market, Alcatel's market share was 4.4 percent in the third quarter of 2005, behind Cisco and Juniper Networks Inc., who jointly had 83.4 percent share, Gartner Inc. said in December.



To contact the reporter on this story:
Rudy Ruitenberg in Paris at [e-mail].
Last Updated: February 2, 2006 03:52 EST

[powder puff girl] 03/2/2006 07:11

keifer damn good to see you. how are you old boy?

[keifer derrin] 03/2/2006 06:49

Pic, thanks for that.

[pictureframe] 02/2/2006 07:10

Keifer, get the FT on a Sunday, gives divi yeild , p/e etc...worth getting

[keifer derrin] 02/2/2006 06:59

Hi

does anybody know where I could find the companies that pay the biggest Dividend. I have been looking around this site, Motely and a few others, but not getting much joy.

[waldron] 02/12/2005 10:33

Dividends: Kingfisher and DSG 02/12/05 10:10:00

LONDON (ShareCast) - In this week's look at dividend dvelopment, retailers Kingfisher and DSG International are scrutinised.

Christmas is coming but it is the yields on retail stocks that are getting fat as investors brace themselves for a grim season for sales.

Recent economic figures have added to the nerves with the CBI's retail survey hitting its lowest level for 22 years in November and the outlook for Christmas also bleak.

Earlier this week, Kingfisher announced continued weak demand at its B&Q stores in the third quarter with profit from its UK arm halved in the period.

The DIY retailer reported a 6.8% rise in total retail sales to £2.07bn for the 13 weeks to 29 October while retail profit plunged 21.4% to £157.1m from £199.8m. Like for like sales fell 0.3%.

For the 13 week period Kingfisher announced a UK retail profit of £53.3m, down 49.5% to £105.5m.

Kingfisher added that profit growth in its international business had been more than offset by lower profits in the UK with B&Q sales down 4% in a weaker market, while in France sales rose 9% and in the rest of Europe rose 27%.

Chief executive Gerry Murphy said, "The UK retail environment continues to weaken, significantly impacting B&Q's sales and profits."

Electrical retailer DSG International also said recently that trading in the UK remains difficult. In an update on trading for the 28 weeks to 12 November, the group, formerly known as Dixons, said total sales were up 4%, but like for like sales fell 3%. The UK reported total sales 4% lower and like-for-like sales down 7%.

"There has been no further significant deterioration in our overall trading in the UK during the period, but equally, no clear indication yet of any recovery in our markets," said chief executive John Clare.

In international retail, total sales were up 24% and like for like sales were up 4% following notable performances in established businesses in the Nordic countries, Greece, Italy and Ireland.

Dividend yields on Kingfisher and DSG shares are now respectively 5.2% and 4.7%, well above the market average.

While the yields are both far from indicating the dividend is under threat, they do suggest investors expect little merriment to be coming the way of either retailer this yuletide.

[m.t.glass] 25/6/2005 12:41

-->Kodak25 silence here for nearly a year and a half..

Should we deduce that (a) you eventually concluded it wasn't worthwhile pursuing the divi-chasing approach without the benefit of a complex factor-weighing programme, or (b) you made a fortune from it and retired someplace sunny?

mtg

[luke_warmwater2000] 15/9/2004 08:06

 MFI  MFI Furniture GroupH1 Dividend29/09/04    22/10/042.00  3.25123.25  MTO  MITIE GroupH2 Dividend01/09/04    30/09/041.40  1.81138.25  MAE  MallettH1 Dividend25/08/04    15/09/042.40  3.00306.50  MPH  Marchpole HoldingsH2 Dividend01/09/04    01/09/040.25  1.1122.50  MCA  McAlpine (Alfred)H1 Dividend06/10/04    05/11/044.95  4.46256.50  MWY  Mid Wynd International ITH2 Dividend22/09/04    06/10/045.50  1.81507.00  MTH  MithrasH1 Dividend22/09/04    22/10/042.50  6.1565.00  MYI  Murray InternationalH1 Dividend19/01/05    16/02/053.45  4.40370.50  MYI  Murray InternationalH1 Dividend20/10/04    17/11/043.45  4.40370.50  NEX  National Express GroupH1 Dividend01/09/04    01/10/049.35  4.03667.00  NICL NicholsH1 Dividend15/09/04    15/10/043.00  5.87150.00  NRG  Northern RecruitmentH2 Dividend20/10/04    12/11/042.00  1.72166.00  NRK  Northern RockH1 Dividend29/10/04    27/09/048.50  3.48699.00  NVR  NovarH1 Dividend08/09/04    25/10/042.90  7.72123.00  OML  Old MutualH1 Dividend20/10/04    30/11/041.75  4.8699.75  OXIG Oxford InstrumentsH2 Dividend29/09/04    29/10/046.00  4.27196.50  PO.  P & OH1 Dividend25/08/04    12/11/043.00  5.02239.00  PKG  Park GroupH2 Dividend01/09/04    01/10/040.68  3.3330.00  PDH  Parkdean HolidaysH1 Dividend25/08/04    22/09/042.20  2.63197.50  PSON PearsonH2 Dividend25/08/04    24/09/049.70  0.00613.00  PDG  PendragonH1 Dividend01/09/04    01/10/044.20  2.61306.75  PNA  PennaH2 Dividend15/09/04    22/10/042.10  2.79129.00  PHTM Photo-Me InternationalH2 Dividend20/10/04    22/11/041.00  1.0893.00  PLN  Planit HoldingsH2 Dividend04/09/04    04/10/040.45  1.7326.00  PRV  PorvairH1 Dividend25/08/04    17/09/041.00  1.86107.50  PFG  Provident FinancialH1 Dividend15/09/04    15/10/0413.65  5.82576.00 ; QLC  Qualceram ShiresH2 Dividend08/09/04    27/09/045.25  3.74140.50  RPS  RPS GroupH1 Dividend29/09/04    25/10/041.01  1.57124.00  RST  Radstone TechnologyH2 Dividend08/09/04    29/09/042.25  0.95315.00  RNSM Ransom (William) & SonH2 Dividend05/09/04    01/10/041.00  3.0050.00  RSG  Reliance Security GroupH2 Dividend01/09/04    24/09/0413.10  3.19530.00 ; RSW  RenishawH2 Dividend15/09/04    18/10/0412.39  3.59501.00 ; ROK  Rok Property SolutionsH1 Dividend01/09/04    08/10/042.80  1.81410.50  RR.  Rolls-RoyceH1 Dividend26/11/04    04/01/053.18  3.60227.50  ROM  Romag HoldingsH2 Dividend28/09/04    27/02/041.00  2.2755.00  ROR  RotorkH1 Dividend01/09/04    27/09/045.35  3.82389.00  SCTN Scottish & NewcastleH1 Dividend15/09/04    18/10/046.87  5.13395.00  SNR  SeniorH1 Dividend27/10/04    26/11/040.65  5.2338.25  SHP  Shire PharmaceuticalsH1 Dividend15/09/04    14/10/041.00  0.22461.00  SN.  Smith & NephewH1 Dividend20/10/04    12/11/041.90  1.03487.00  SOF  SomerfieldH2 Dividend25/08/04    17/09/041.60  1.50146.50  SNV  Southern VectisH2 Dividend25/08/04    22/09/041.75  4.2241.50  SGC  Stagecoach HoldingsH2 Dividend08/09/04    06/10/042.00  3.3088.00  STA  Stagecoach Theatre ArtH2 Dividend08/09/04    06/10/042.00  2.2987.50  SLY  Stanley LeisureH2 Dividend25/08/04    24/09/046.75  2.17438.75  STE  Stewart & WightH2 Dividend29/09/04    19/10/0416.00  3.12512.50 ; SKV  Stocks Conv TstH2 Dividend29/09/04    22/10/041.00  1.85108.00  TBI  TBIH2 Dividend01/09/04    01/10/041.60  3.4666.50  TDG  TDGH1 Dividend25/08/04    01/10/045.25  6.26223.50  TWOD Taylor WoodrowH1 Dividend29/09/04    01/11/043.00  3.66259.50  TMPL Temple Bar Investment TruH1 Dividend15/09/04    30/09/048.64  4.84546.00  TXH  Tex HoldingsH2 Dividend15/09/04    15/10/046.50  7.02142.50  TLT  TolentH1 Dividend01/09/04    01/10/043.25  4.74126.50  TOPS Tops EstatesH2 Dividend01/09/04    29/09/042.84  1.13345.00  TET  TreattH1 Dividend01/09/04    04/10/042.70  4.25197.50  TRB  Tribal GroupH2 Dividend22/09/04    15/10/042.00  1.75171.00  TNI  Trinity MirrorH1 Dividend06/10/04    01/11/045.90  2.91642.50  ULE  Ultra Electronics HoldingH1 Dividend25/08/04    27/09/044.60  1.98647.00  VTS  VantisH2 Dividend25/08/04    04/10/042.50  2.51139.50  VDY  Vardy (Reg)H2 Dividend01/09/04    01/10/0410.80  3.59445.50 ; VP.  VpH2 Dividend08/09/04    01/10/043.40  2.94170.00  WHI  WH Ireland GroupH1 Dividend08/09/04    29/10/040.75  2.1669.50  WNER Warner Estate HoldingsH2 Dividend25/08/04    15/09/048.75  3.33510.00  WMPY Wimpey (George)H1 Dividend22/09/04    22/10/045.20  3.44397.25  XPP  XP PowerH1 Dividend01/09/04    06/10/046.00  3.13416.00  XTA  XstrataH1 Dividend22/09/04    15/10/045.20  2.58815.00  YTE  Yates GroupH2 Dividend01/10/04    01/10/043.30  3.43144.50  ZTF  ZotefoamsH1 Dividend25/08/04    23/09/041.50  5.1967.50  

[luke_warmwater2000] 15/9/2004 07:52

Epic Share Announce Ex Date     Pay Date DPS (p) Yield Price(p) ARM  ARM Holdings H1 Dividend 01/09/04     08/10/04 0.28   0.88 100.50   AGG  Aggregate Industries H1 Dividend 08/12/04     06/01/05 1.19   3.35 85.50   ABA  Alba H2 Dividend 22/09/04     25/10/04 8.75   1.48 741.00   AL.  Alliance & Leicester H1 Dividend 08/09/04     11/10/04 15.70   5.25 862.50   ATK  Atkins (WS) H2 Dividend 01/09/04     01/10/04 7.00   1.42 635.00   BBY  Balfour Beatty H1 Dividend 27/10/04     04/01/05 2.85   2.42 258.00   BAE  Beale H1 Dividend 08/09/04     01/10/04 1.10   4.78 69.00   BIE  Birse Group H2 Dividend 29/09/04     01/11/04 0.63   7.02 14.25   BLKA  Black Arrow Group H2 Dividend 08/09/04     07/10/04 1.00   1.60 62.50   BSLA  Blacks Leisure Group H2 Dividend 29/08/04     01/10/04 5.40   1.96 407.50   BB.  Bradford & Bingley H1 Dividend 25/08/04     08/10/04 5.70   5.83 286.25   BRI  Britannia Smaller Compani H1 Dividend 01/09/04     04/10/04 1.00   1.33 163.50   BSY  British Sky Broadcasting H2 Dividend 27/10/04     19/11/04 3.25   1.29 466.50   BCS  Broadcastle H1 Dividend 01/09/04     01/10/04 1.72   4.41 82.00   CCG  CRC Group H1 Dividend 01/09/04     30/09/04 2.50   4.15 168.50   CBRY  Cadbury Schweppes H1 Dividend 15/09/04     15/10/04 3.80   2.78 437.50   CPI  Capita Group (The) H1 Dividend 08/09/04     08/10/04 1.75   1.45 307.50   CPR  Carpetright H2 Dividend 08/09/04     24/09/04 27.00   4.15 1060.00   CHG  Chemring Group H1 Dividend 08/09/04     24/09/04 2.80   1.84 415.00   CSN  Chesnara H1 Dividend 25/08/04     24/09/04 4.75   4.77 99.50   CFX  Colefax Group H2 Dividend 08/09/04     12/10/04 2.06   3.78 90.00   CRU  Coral Products H2 Dividend 01/09/04     29/09/04 2.30   8.38 40.00   CRDA  Croda International H1 Dividend 01/12/04     06/01/05 4.10   4.29 278.00   CRP  Cryptologic Inc H1 Dividend 06/09/04     15/09/04 3.00   0.00 775.00   DJAN  Daejan Holdings H2 Dividend 29/09/04     01/11/04 36.00   2.43 2387.50   DXNS  Dixons Group H2 Dividend 25/08/04     30/09/04 5.66   4.55 160.75   DGC  Dobbies Garden Centres H1 Dividend 28/09/04     29/10/04 2.91   1.87 445.00   EMI  EMI Group H2 Dividend 01/09/04     01/10/04 6.00   3.94 203.00   EPI  Epic Group H2 Dividend 13/10/04     12/11/04 1.00   2.12 85.00   EXL  Exel H1 Dividend 08/09/04     01/10/04 8.50   3.64 695.00   FKI  FKI H2 Dividend 29/09/04     29/10/04 3.00   3.82 117.75   FKL  Falkland Island Holdings H2 Dividend 06/10/04     04/11/04 5.75   1.29 445.00   FCD  First Choice Holidays H1 Dividend 28/09/04     01/11/04 1.75   4.18 119.75   FRS  First Technology H2 Dividend 01/09/04     05/10/04 6.40   3.40 291.50   FLK  Fletcher King H2 Dividend 01/09/04     27/09/04 1.00   3.94 33.00   FP.  Friends Provident H1 Dividend 13/10/04     26/11/04 2.55   5.72 130.25   GAW  Games Workshop Group H2 Dividend 06/10/04     29/10/04 14.03   2.67 703.00   GIR  Gartmore Irish Growth H2 Dividend 01/09/04     24/09/04 0.54   0.13 404.50   GSD  Goldshield Group H2 Dividend 22/09/04     15/10/04 2.50   1.49 235.00   GRG  Greggs H1 Dividend 01/09/04     01/10/04 30.00   2.48 3414.00   HMV  HMV Group H2 Dividend 08/09/04     08/10/04 4.50   2.58 225.00   HNS  Hanson H1 Dividend 25/08/04     17/09/04 5.35   4.55 380.00   HYNS  Haynes Publishing Group H2 Dividend 29/09/04     29/10/04 8.00   3.14 382.50   HEAD  Headlam Group H1 Dividend 08/12/04     03/01/05 4.00   3.78 377.25   HHI  Henderson High Income H1 Dividend 06/10/04     29/10/04 2.48   9.75 101.50   HSL  Henderson Smaller Compani H2 Dividend 01/09/04     01/10/04 1.00   0.71 141.00   HIV  Highcroft Investment Trus H1 Dividend 15/09/04     20/10/04 4.05   2.34 482.50   HDT  Holders Technology H1 Dividend 25/08/04     21/09/04 2.00   4.74 95.00   HCL  Honeycombe Leisure H2 Dividend 22/09/04     21/10/04 2.30   4.81 67.50   INS  Infast Group H1 Dividend 06/10/04     29/10/04 0.40   8.89 18.00   ITK  Intelek H2 Dividend 01/09/04     01/10/04 0.24   4.11 8.75   IGR  International Greetings H2 Dividend 25/08/04     25/09/04 5.00   2.32 280.00   JLT  Jardine Lloyd Thompson H1 Dividend 01/09/04     11/10/04 8.50   4.82 425.00   KEL  Kelda Group H2 Dividend 25/08/04     01/10/04 18.73   4.97 539.50   LPA  LPA Group H1 Dividend 01/09/04     24/09/04 0.15   1.67 24.00   LARD  Laird Group (The) H1 Dividend 03/11/04     03/12/04 3.15   2.87 305.00   LGEN  Legal & General Group H1 Dividend 08/09/04     01/10/04 1.61   5.20 95.00   LWB  Low & Bonar H1 Dividend 08/09/04     04/10/04 1.60   3.82 112.50  

[ariane] 25/7/2004 22:21

Bouygues to return €1.7bn to investors
By Richard Milne in Paris
Published: July 25 2004 17:49 | Last Updated: July 25 2004 17:49


Bouygues, the French construction and communications conglomerate, is to return €1.7bn ($2bn) in cash to its shareholders in a one-off special dividend.


The payment of €5 a share is the equivalent of nearly a fifth of the group's market capitalisation and is one of the largest corporate pay-outs in France.

It comes on the heels of the decision by Microsoft, the US software group, to return up to $75bn to investors, including a $32bn special dividend.

Bouygues owns stakes in France's number three mobile phone operator Bouygues Telecom and TV company TF1 as well as construction and road-building interests.

The dividend was presented as a reward for investors' support of Bouygues over recent years that included two rights issues in 1999 and 2000, which raised €2bn.

"Investors have given a lot. It's a just reward for them," the group said.

The payment comes on top of €400m of share buy-backs in the first quarter. It comes a week after it broke off discussions with the Dassault group over purchasing a stake in Socpresse, one of the country's largest newspaper publishers.

The special dividend will be lucrative for the chief executive, Martin Bouygues, who will receive about €230m for the 14 per cent stake he controls.

Bouygues also announced it was looking to sell a stake in Saur, its water treatment business, which had €2.45bn in sales last year.

The French group has tried to sell Saur before when negotiations with Eon of Germany collapsed three years ago.

Bouygues said on Sunday that some financial buyers had expressed an interest but that it was keeping its options open as to whether to sell all of the business or just a stake.

[maywillow] 19/1/2004 11:36

ex divi Wednesday

[kbass] 13/1/2004 01:51

Worth a second look: e.g., LLOY XD in about 5 weeks

[kbass] 09/1/2004 03:49

And here it is ...

Name EPIC Projected Yield Projected P/E Capital (£m) Dividend cover
IWP International IWP 10.4 4.4 13.7 2.3
Collins and Hayes Group CIY 9.5 5.5 8.4 2.6
United Utilities UU. 8.3 9.8 2 711.9 1.0
Highway Insurance Holdings HWY 7.2 8.7 69.6 -1.4
Norish NSH 7.2 7.1 4.4 1.5
Tinsley (Eliza) Group TNL 7.2 10.0 8.6 1.2
Regent Inns REG 7.1 6.7 83.7 2.0

It is also attached as an XLS file to my post on the Shartrader board at

[kbass] 09/1/2004 03:40

Ian - I used to post that "Low PE/High Yield" list on several boards and still do from time to time on Sharetrader and Sharecrazy. There are very few on that list right now, but I will post it here later.

[maywillow] 08/1/2004 11:41

BRUSSELS (AFX) - The European Commission said it is taking steps to tackle
tax discrimination against foreign dividends.
The commission said EU countries' tax systems should not hinder individuals
from investing in foreign shares.
Member states cannot levy higher taxes on dividends from companies in other
EU countries, it said.
Equally, member states cannot levy higher taxes on outbound dividends than
on domestic dividends, it said.
"If member states cannot agree on solutions, the commission will be obliged
to initiate legal action against those member states whose dividend tax rules do
not comply" with EU rules, it said.
vm/jfr

[waldron] 07/1/2004 13:52

Dividend paying stocks have under-performed non-dividend payers, but with the outlook being for more modest market returns over the next several years, dividends will make up a great proportion of total return.

[harvester] 01/1/2004 21:25

you missed out SSE .