• South Africa
• Altron, Dividend, Dividend cover, Dividend payout ratio, Dividend yield
• October 22, 2020

Dividends have been thin on the ground this year. Remember, a dividend is a cash distribution of profits to shareholders. Dividends are typically declared twice a year, coinciding with the release of interim and final results. In an average year on the JSE, the average company might return say 12% in share price growth and 3% in dividends. It’s therefore …