Hill & Smith Holdings plc HILS
Dividend Summary
The next Hill & Smith Holdings plc dividend went ex 28 days ago for 16.5p and will be paid in 12 days.
The previous Hill & Smith Holdings plc dividend was 28p and it went ex 7 months ago and it was paid 6 months ago.
There are typically 2 dividends per year (excluding specials), and the dividend cover is approximately 2.5.
Latest Dividends
| Summary | Previous dividend | Next dividend |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Paid | Declared |
| Type | Final | Interim |
| Per share | 28p | 16.5p |
| Declaration date | 12 Mar 2024 (Tue) | 12 Mar 2024 (Tue) |
| Ex-div date | 30 May 2024 (Thu) | 28 Nov 2024 (Thu) |
| Pay date | 05 Jul 2024 (Fri) | 07 Jan 2025 (Tue) |
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Previous Payment
£28.00
Paid on 05 Jul 2024 (Fri)
Next Payment
£16.50
Paid on 07 Jan 2025 (Tue)
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| Status | Type | Decl. date | Ex-div date | Pay date | Decl. Currency | Forecast amount | Decl. amount | Accuracy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast | Final | 09 Mar 2027 | 03 Jun 2027 | 09 Jul 2027 | GBP | Sign up | — | |
| Forecast | Interim | 10 Mar 2026 | 03 Dec 2026 | 05 Jan 2027 | GBP | Sign up | — | |
| Forecast | Final | 10 Mar 2026 | 28 May 2026 | 03 Jul 2026 | GBP | Sign up | — | |
| Forecast | Interim | 11 Mar 2025 | 27 Nov 2025 | 06 Jan 2026 | GBP | Sign up | — | |
| Forecast | Final | 11 Mar 2025 | 29 May 2025 | 04 Jul 2025 | GBP | Sign up | — | |
| Declared | Interim | 12 Mar 2024 | 28 Nov 2024 | 07 Jan 2025 | GBP | 17.7p | 16.5p | 😊 |
| Paid | Final | 12 Mar 2024 | 30 May 2024 | 05 Jul 2024 | GBP | 25.4p | 28p | 😊 |
| Paid | Interim | 08 Mar 2023 | 30 Nov 2023 | 05 Jan 2024 | GBP | 14p | 15p | 😊 |
| Paid | Final | 08 Mar 2023 | 01 Jun 2023 | 07 Jul 2023 | GBP | 21p | 22p | 😃 |
| Paid | Interim | 10 Mar 2022 | 01 Dec 2022 | 06 Jan 2023 | GBP | 13p | 13p | 😄 |
| Paid | Final | 10 Mar 2022 | 01 Jun 2022 | 08 Jul 2022 | GBP | 25p | 19p | 😒 |
| Paid | Interim | 10 Mar 2021 | 02 Dec 2021 | 07 Jan 2022 | GBP | 9.5p | 12p | 😌 |
| Paid | Final | 10 Mar 2021 | 03 Jun 2021 | 09 Jul 2021 | GBP | 23p | 17.5p | 😒 |
| Paid | Interim | 04 Mar 2020 | 03 Dec 2020 | 08 Jan 2021 | GBP | 23p | 9.2p | 😖 |
| Paid | Interim | 06 Mar 2019 | 28 Nov 2019 | 03 Jan 2020 | GBP | 10.6p | 10.6p | 😄 |
| Paid | Final | 06 Mar 2019 | 23 May 2019 | 01 Jul 2019 | GBP | 22p | 21.8p | 😄 |
| Paid | Interim | – | 29 Nov 2018 | 03 Jan 2019 | GBP | 12p | 10p | 😌 |
| Paid | Final | 07 Mar 2018 | 24 May 2018 | 02 Jul 2018 | GBP | 20.5p | 20.6p | 😄 |
| Paid | Interim | 10 Aug 2017 | 30 Nov 2017 | 04 Jan 2018 | GBP | 10p | 9.4p | 😊 |
| Paid | Final | 08 Mar 2017 | 25 May 2017 | 03 Jul 2017 | GBP | 16.2p | 17.9p | 😊 |
| Paid | Interim | 04 Aug 2016 | 24 Nov 2016 | 05 Jan 2017 | GBP | — | 8.5p | |
| Paid | Final | 09 Mar 2016 | 26 May 2016 | 01 Jul 2016 | GBP | — | 13.6p | |
| Paid | Interim | 06 Aug 2015 | 19 Nov 2015 | 05 Jan 2016 | GBP | — | 7.1p | |
| Paid | Final | 10 Mar 2015 | 28 May 2015 | 03 Jul 2015 | GBP | — | 11.6p | |
| Paid | Interim | 05 Aug 2014 | 20 Nov 2014 | 06 Jan 2015 | GBP | — | 6.4p | |
| Paid | Final | 11 Mar 2014 | 28 May 2014 | 04 Jul 2014 | GBP | — | 10p | |
| Paid | Interim | 06 Aug 2013 | 20 Nov 2013 | 07 Jan 2014 | GBP | — | 6p | |
| Paid | Final | – | 29 May 2013 | 05 Jul 2013 | GBP | — | 9.2p | |
| Paid | Interim | – | 21 Nov 2012 | 07 Jan 2013 | GBP | — | 5.8p | |
| Paid | Interim | – | 23 Nov 2011 | 06 Jan 2012 | GBP | — | 5.4p | |
| Paid | Final | – | 31 Dec 2010 | 31 Dec 2010 | GBP | — | 12.7p | |
| Paid | Final | – | 31 Dec 2009 | 31 Dec 2009 | GBP | — | 11.5p | |
| Paid | Final | – | 31 Dec 2008 | 31 Dec 2008 | GBP | — | 10p | |
| Paid | Final | – | 31 Dec 2007 | 31 Dec 2007 | GBP | — | 8.7p | |
| Paid | Final | – | 31 Dec 2006 | 31 Dec 2006 | GBP | — | 7.2p |
| Year | Amount | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 7.2p | — |
| 2007 | 8.7p | 20.8% |
| 2008 | 10.0p | 14.9% |
| 2009 | 11.5p | 15.0% |
| 2010 | 12.7p | 10.4% |
| 2011 | 5.4p | -57.5% |
| 2012 | 15.0p | 177.8% |
| 2013 | 16.0p | 6.7% |
| 2014 | 18.0p | 12.5% |
| 2015 | 20.7p | 15.0% |
| 2016 | 26.4p | 27.5% |
| 2017 | 30.0p | 13.6% |
| 2018 | 31.8p | 6.0% |
| 2019 | 10.6p | -66.7% |
| 2020 | 26.7p | 151.9% |
| 2021 | 31.0p | 16.1% |
| 2022 | 35.0p | 12.9% |
| 2023 | 43.0p | 22.9% |
| 2024 | Sign Up Required | |
| 2025 | Sign Up Required | |
| 2026 | Sign Up Required | |
Hill & Smith Holdings plc Optimized Dividend Chart
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- Dividend Yield Today
- 2.5%
- Optimized Yield
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- 52 Week High
- 4.0% on 22 May 2024
- 52 Week Low
- 2.4% on 31 July 2024
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About Hill & Smith Holdings plc
Hill & Smith are a manufacturer of vehicle restraint systems including Steel Barriers, Wire Rope Barriers, Hybrid Impact Protection and Industrial Barriers.
- Sector
- Industrial Engineering
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Share Price
- £18.88 (yesterday's closing price)
- Shares in Issue
- 80 million
- Market Cap
- £1.5bn
- 2.5
- 4
- Market Indices
- FTSE 350, FTSE 250, CBOE 250, CBOE 350
- Home Page URL
- https://www.hill-smith.co.uk/
Hill & Smith Holdings plc interim dividend up 10% at 16.5p
Hill & Smith Holdings plc have declared an interim dividend for FY24 of 16.5p per share, an increase of 10% (2023: 15.0p). The interim dividend will be paid on 7 January 2025 to shareholders on the register on 29 November 2024.
Hill & Smith is recommending a final dividend of 28.0p per share
The Hill & Smith Board is recommending a final dividend of 28.0p per share, making a total dividend for the year of 43.0p per share (2022: 35.0p). The final dividend, if approved, will be paid on 5 July 2024 to shareholders on the register on 31 May 2024.
Hill and Smith announce an interim dividend up 15% at 15p
Hill & Smith have declared an interim dividend for FY23 of 15.0p per share, an increase of 15% (2022: 13.0p). The interim dividend will be paid on 5 January 2024 to shareholders on the register on 1 December 2023. Looking forward, they aim to provide sustainable and progressive dividend growth, targeting a prudent dividend cover of around 2.5 times underlying earnings.
Hill & Smith Holdings Plc Proposed Final Dividend of 22p
Based on the strong trading performance, the Board is recommending a final dividend of 22.0p per share, making a total dividend for the year of 35.0p per share (2021: 31.0p). The final dividend, if approved, will be paid on 7 July 2023 to shareholders on the register on 2 June 2023. Looking forward, they are aiming to provide sustainable and progressive dividend growth, targeting a prudent dividend cover of around 2.5 times underlying earnings.
Hill & Smith Plc has declared an interim dividend of 13.0p per share
Hill & Smith Plc has declared an interim dividend for FY 2022 of 13.0p per share (2021: 12.0p). The interim dividend will be paid on 6 January 2023 to shareholders on the register on 2 December 2022.
Hill & Smith Holdings plc
The Hill & Smith Holdings plc Board is recommending a final dividend of 19.0p per share, making a total dividend for the year of 31.0p per share (2020: 26.7p). In the future, they aim to provide sustainable and progressive dividend growth, targeting a dividend cover of around 2.5 times underlying earnings. The final dividend, if approved, will be paid on 8 July 2022 to shareholders on the register on 6 June 2022.
Hill & Smith PLC announce an interim dividend of 12.0p declared
The Hill & Board has declared an interim dividend for FY 2021 of 12.0p per share (2020: 9.2p). The interim dividend will be paid on 7 January 2022 to shareholders on the register on 3 December 2021. Looking forward, they aim to provide sustainable and progressive dividend growth, targeting a prudent dividend cover of around 2.5 times underlying earnings.
Hill & Smith announce a final dividend of 17.5p recommended, taking total dividend for the year to 26.7p
In March 2020, the Hill & Smith Board made the decision to cancel the 2019 final dividend as a prudent measure to preserve £18m of cash given the COVID-19 related business closures and high levels of uncertainty. Given the improving trading performance and more positive outlook going into the third quarter, announced the resumption of dividend payments with the declaration of an interim dividend for 2020 of 9.2p per share in August 2020. Based on the strong trading performance and cash generation in the second half, the Board is recommending a final dividend of 17.5p per share, making a total dividend for the year of 26.7p per share. Underlying dividend cover remains a conservative 2.4 times.
Hill & Smith announce resumption of dividend policy with FY20 interim dividend of 9.2p declared
The Hill & Smith Board has announced that they appreciate the importance of the dividend to shareholders and is announcing the resumption of dividend payments with the declaration of an interim dividend for FY 2020 of 9.2p per share (2019: 10.6p). The interim dividend will be paid on 8 January 2021 to shareholders on the register on 4 December 2020. In deciding the interim dividend, the Board has weighed the Group's trading and outlook against the need to maintain prudent ratios after considering all potential investment opportunities. As previously announced, the proposed 2019 final dividend was withdrawn and will now not be paid. The Board will continue to review the application of its dividend policy but is focused on maintaining dividends that are sustainable and progressive.
Hill & Smith have proposed a full year dividend up 6% to 33.6p, 17th successive year of growth
The Hill & Smith Board is recommending an increase of 6% in the final dividend to 23.0p per share (2018: 21.8p per share) making a total dividend for the year of 33.6p per share (2018: 31.8p per share), an increase of 6% on the prior year. Underlying dividend cover remains a conservative 2.4 times (2018: 2.4 times). Reported dividend cover is 1.8 times (2018: 1.9 times).
