Dividend Yield & Dividends Paid: SCC (Semirara Mining and Power Corp)

James Ryan Jonas

Here’s a summary of the Dividend Yield and Dividend Payments made by Semirara Mining and Power Corp (SCC) in recent years.

In 2017, the company distributed the highest amount of dividends in the last 5 years of PHP 2.50 per share. This nominal dividend amount was more than double the yearly PHP 1.00 per share that was given to Semirara Mining and Power Corp’s shareholders in the last 5 years. (See table below)

Semirara Mining and Power Corp‘s Dividend Yield in 2017 also doubled amounting to 6.79%, an increase from the 3.08% yield paid to stockholders in 2016.

View the tables below to see Semirara Mining and Power Corp’s dividend yield and payment history in the past years.

Semirara Mining and Power Corp (SCC)’s Dividend Yield

YearDividends per Share (in PHP)Dividend Yield (Year-end %)
20131.004.17%
20141.002.82%
20151.002.93%
20161.003.08%
20172.506.79%

Semirara Mining and Power Corp (SCC)’s Dividend History

Dividend TypeAmountEx-Dividend DateDeclaration DateRecord DatePayable Date
2017Stock Distribution100:400.00September 12, 2017February 24, 2017September 15, 2017October 11, 2017
Cash DividendsPHP 1.25April 6, 2017March 27, 2017April 11, 2017April 25, 2017
Special Cash DividendsPHP 1.25August 22, 2017August 10, 2017August 25, 2017September 8, 2017
2016Cash DividendsPHP 1.00May 12, 2016April 29, 2016May 17, 2016May 27, 2016
2015Cash DividendsPHP 1.00May 4, 2015April 22, 2015May 7, 2015May 20, 2015
2014Stock DistributionJanuary 1, 1970September 3, 2014March 7, 2014September 8, 2014September 24, 2014
Cash DividendsPHP 1.00May 12, 2014April 29, 2014May 15, 2014May 28, 2014
2013Cash DividendsPHP 1.00May 14, 2013April 30, 2013May 17, 2013May 29, 2013

What are Dividends?

Dividends are distributions of income by the company to its shareholders. Simply speaking, it is the share of stockholders in the total earnings generated by the company for the year.

While stock price appreciation could provide bigger profits than dividends, price gains are only realized when the investor sells the stock. Dividends, however, are tangible and actual profits that investors receive from the company. This may be in the form of cash dividends or stock dividends.

What is Dividend Yield?

The Dividend Yield shows the dividend income paid to the stockholder as a percentage of stock price, computed using this formula:

  • Total Dividends Paid / Stock Price

Take, for example, a company whose stock price is currently P100.00 and which paid dividends of P5.00. The Dividend Yield, in this case, is 5% (computed as P5.00 divided by P100.00).

The higher the dividend yield, therefore, the higher the income that stockholders receive. Clearly, it is potentially lucrative to invest in stocks that pay consistent, sustainable, and above-average dividend yields.

What are important Dividend Dates to remember?

Here are important dates related to dividend distribution:

DateWhat It Means
Declaration DateThe company's announcement or declaration date that it will be distributing dividends
Ex-DateAlso called "Ex-Dividend Date," this is the first day a buyer of a stock is NOT entitled or is EX-cluded from receiving dividends
Record DateThe date a stockholder should be "recorded" in the books of the company to be eligible to receive dividends
Payment DateThe date dividends are actually paid to eligible shareholders

Take note that stock prices typically rise from the time the dividend was announced (Declaration Date) until the Ex-Date (the first day when buying a stock does NOT entitle the buyer to the dividends).

Stock prices would fluctuate and possibly rise right before the Ex-Date because investors are scrambling to buy the stock in order to be entitled to receive dividends. Historically, as well, stock prices start to decline from the Ex-Date onwards since those who bought the stock, just to receive dividends, start selling it because they have already earned the right to receive the dividends.

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James Ryan Jonas teaches business management, investments, and entrepreneurship at the University of the Philippines (UP). He is also the Executive Director of UP Provident Fund Inc., managing and investing P3.2 Billion ($56.4 Million) worth of retirement funds on behalf of thousands of UP employees.