(VIANEWS) - Eaton Vance Senior Floating (EFR), JOYY (YY), American Software (AMSWA) are the highest payout ratio stocks on this list.
We have collected information concerning stocks with the highest payout ratio so far. The payout ratio in itself isn't a promise of good investment but it's an indicator of whether dividends are being paid and how the company chooses to issue them.
When researching a potential investment, the dividend payout ratio is a good statistic to know so here are a few stocks with an above 30% percent payout ratio.
1. Eaton Vance Senior Floating (EFR)
262.1% Payout Ratio
Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust is a closed-ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Eaton Vance Management. The fund invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. It primarily invests in senior, secured floating rate loans. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index. Eaton Vance Senior Floating-Rate Trust was formed on November 28, 2003 and is domiciled in the United States.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Eaton Vance Senior Floating has a trailing twelve months EPS of $-0.09.
The company's return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder's equity, for the twelve trailing months is 2.11%.Revenue growth
The year-on-year revenue growth fell by 20%, and now stands at 29.84M in the 12 trailing months.
Dividend Yield
Morningstar, Inc. claims that the next dividend payment will be on October 20, 2022. The forward dividend rate for 2020 is 0.97, and the forward dividend yield of 8.8%.
Annual Top and Bottom Value
At 01:23 EST Eaton Vance Senior Floating stock was valued at $11.54
Moving Average
Eaton Vance Senior Floating's value is higher than its 50-day moving average of $11.26 and below its 200-day moving average of $11.93.2. JOYY (YY)
261.54% Payout Ratio
JOYY Inc. operates through subsidiaries social media platforms. These platforms offer engaging experiences across a variety of audio and video-based platforms. Bigo Live is a live streaming platform which allows users to stream certain moments live, like live chat with others, video calls and trend videos. Likee, a short form video platform, allows users to share short video clips with their friends. Hago, an informal game-based social platform, offers users the ability to make short video. Imo is a chat-and-instant messaging app that includes video calls and text messages as well as photo and video sharing. The company operates internationally in China, Japan, South Korea and Australia as well as the United States. The former name of the company was YY Inc., but it changed its name in December 2019 to JOYY Inc. JOYY Inc. was established in 2005. It is headquartered at Singapore.
Earnings per Share
JOYY's trailing 12 months EPS is $18.53.
PE Ratio
JOYY's trailing 12-month price-earnings ratio is 2.09. The purchaser of the shares is therefore investing $2.09 per dollar in annual earnings.
For the 12 trailing months, the company's return-on-equity, which is an indicator of the business' profitability relative to shareholders' equity, was 0.82%.Sales Growth
JOYY's sales growth is negative 5.2% for the present quarter and negative 2.7% for the next.
Growth Estimates Quarters
The company's growth estimates for the present quarter and the next is a negative 2.4% and a negative 53.9%, respectively.Dividend Yield
Morningstar, Inc. estimates that the next dividend payment will be on September 20, 2022. The forward annual dividend rate for the future is estimated at 2.04 with a 7.8% yield.
Volume
Today's last reported volume for JOYY is 754213 which is 17.02% above its average volume of 644498.
3. American Software (AMSWA)
141.94% Payout Ratio
American Software, Inc. develops, markets, and supports a range of computer business application software products in the United States and internationally. The company operates in three segments: Supply Chain Management (SCM), Information Technology Consulting (IT Consulting), and Other. The SCM segment offers Logility Digital Supply Chain Platform, a cloud-architected supply chain management platform that helps manage seven critical planning processes, such as product, demand, inventory, supply, deploy, integrated business planning, and supply chain data management. The IT Consulting segment provides IT staffing and consulting services, such as software enhancement, documentation, update, customer education, consulting, systems integration, maintenance, and support services. The Other segment offers American Software ERP, which provides purchasing and materials management, customer order processing, financial, e-commerce, and traditional manufacturing solutions. It also provides ongoing support and maintenance services; cloud hosting and managed services; and implementation and training services. The company markets its products through direct and indirect sales channels to the apparel and other soft goods, food and beverage, consumer packaged goods, consumer durable goods, wholesale distribution, specialty chemicals, and other process manufacturing industries. American Software, Inc. was incorporated in 1970 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
Earnings per Share
American Software's trailing twelve-month EPS is $0.31.
PE Ratio
American Software's trailing 12-month price-earnings ratio is 47.94. The purchaser of the shares is responsible for investing $47.94 per dollar in annual earnings.
For the 12 trailing months, the company's return-on-equity, which is an indicator of the business' profitability relative to shareholders' equity, was 8.88%.4. Crescent Capital BDC (CCAP)
107.89% Payout Ratio
Crescent Capital BDC, Inc. is a business development company. The fund focuses on originating and investing in the debt of middle market companies. It typically focuses on companies based in United States.
Earnings Per Share
As for profitability, Crescent Capital BDC has a trailing twelve months EPS of $3.74.
PE Ratio
Crescent Capital BDC has a trailing twelve months price to earnings ratio of 3.57. Meaning, the purchaser of the share is investing $3.57 for every dollar of annual earnings.
The company's return on equity, which measures the profitability of a business relative to shareholder's equity, for the twelve trailing months is 7.29%.5. Pinnacle West Capital Corporation (PNW)
71.88% Payout Ratio
Pinnacle West Capital Corporation, through its subsidiary, Arizona Public Service Company, provides retail and wholesale electric services primarily in the state of Arizona. The company generates, transmits, and distributes electricity using coal, nuclear, gas, oil, and solar generating facilities. Its transmission facilities consist of approximately 6,192 pole miles of overhead lines and approximately 49 miles of underground lines; and distribution facilities comprise approximately 11,191 miles of overhead lines and approximately 22,092 miles of underground primary cable. The company serves approximately 1.3 million customers. It owns or leases approximately 6,316 megawatts of regulated generation capacity. The company was incorporated in 1985 and is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.
Earnings per Share
Pinnacle West Capital Corporation's trailing twelve-month EPS is $4.73.
PE Ratio
Pinnacle West Capital Corporation's trailing 12 months earnings to price ratio is 15.93. The purchaser of the shares is therefore investing $15.93 per dollar in annual earnings.
For the 12 trailing months, the company's return-on-equity, which is a measure of the profitability and shareholder equity for a business, was 8.8%.Dividend Yield
Morningstar, Inc. has stated that the next dividend payment will be Jan 30, 2023. The forward dividend rate for the year is estimated at 3.46, and the forward dividend yield of 4.53%.
Revenue growth
The year-over-year revenue growth was 12.4%. We now have 4.11B in the 12 trailing months.