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Dividend Cover Rolling, 1 Year Ahead

What does Div Cover Rolling 1y mean?

Dividend cover is the ratio of company's net income over the dividend paid to shareholders, calculated as earnings per share divided by the dividend per share. It helps indicate how sustainable a dividend is. The inverse of dividend cover is the Payout Ratio.

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Dividend Cover of less than 1.5 may indicate a danger of a dividend cut while more than 2 is viewed as healthy.