MEDIFAST INC Dividends

MED Stock  USD 33.42  0.82  2.52%   
At present, MEDIFAST INC's Dividend Yield is projected to increase slightly based on the last few years of reporting. The current year's Dividend Payout Ratio is expected to grow to 1.04, whereas Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio is forecasted to decline to 2.11. MEDIFAST INC's past performance could be the main factor of why investors trade MEDIFAST INC stock today. Investors should clearly understand every aspect of the MEDIFAST INC dividend schedule, including its future sustainability, and how it might impact an overall investment strategy. This tool is helpful to digest MEDIFAST INC's dividend schedule and payout information. MEDIFAST INC dividends can also provide a clue to the current valuation of MEDIFAST INC.
Last ReportedProjected for Next Year
Dividends Paid73 M76.7 M
Dividend Yield 0.1  0.10 
Dividend Payout Ratio 0.73  1.04 
Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio 2.22  2.11 
One of the primary advantages of investing in dividend-paying companies such as MEDIFAST INC is that dividends usually grow steadily over time. As a result, well-established companies that pay dividends typically increase their dividend payouts yearly, which many long-term traders find attractive.
  
Investing in dividend-paying stocks, such as MEDIFAST INC is one of the few strategies that are good for long-term investment. Ex-dividend dates are significant because investors in MEDIFAST INC must own a stock before its ex-dividend date to receive its next dividend.

MEDIFAST INC Dividends Paid Over Time

Today, most investors in MEDIFAST INC Stock are looking for potential investment opportunities by analyzing not only static indicators but also various MEDIFAST INC's growth ratios. Consistent increases or decreases in fundamental ratios usually indicate a possible pattern that can be successfully translated into profits. However, when comparing two companies, knowing each company's dividends paid growth rates may not be enough to decide which company is a better investment. That's why investors frequently use a static breakdown of MEDIFAST INC dividends paid as a starting point in their analysis.
The total amount of dividends that a company has paid out to its shareholders over a specific period.
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MEDIFAST INC Historical Dividend Yield Growth

A solid dividend growth pattern of MEDIFAST INC could indicate future dividend growth is likely, which can signal long-term profitability for MEDIFAST INC. When investors calculate the dividend yield growth rate, they can use any interval of time they wish. They may also calculate the dividend yield growth rate using the least-squares method or simply take an annualized figure over a given time period.
Dividend Yield is MEDIFAST INC dividend as a percentage of MEDIFAST INC stock price. MEDIFAST INC dividend yield is a measure of MEDIFAST INC stock productivity, which can be interpreted as interest rate earned on an MEDIFAST INC investment. A financial ratio that shows how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its stock price, calculated as annual dividends per share divided by price per share.
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Recent MEDIFAST INC Dividends Paid (per share)

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MEDIFAST INC Past Distributions to stockholders

A dividend is the distribution of a portion of MEDIFAST INC earnings, decided and managed by the MEDIFAST INCs board of directors and paid to a class of its shareholders. Note, announcements of dividend payouts are generally accompanied by a proportional increase or decrease in a company's stock price. MEDIFAST INC dividend payments follow a chronological order of events, and the associated dates are important to determine the shareholders who qualify for receiving the dividend payment.
Is MEDIFAST INC's industry expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of MEDIFAST INC. If investors know MEDIFAST will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about MEDIFAST INC listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
Quarterly Earnings Growth
(0.77)
Dividend Share
4.95
Earnings Share
9.1
Revenue Per Share
98.498
Quarterly Revenue Growth
(0.43)
The market value of MEDIFAST INC is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of MEDIFAST that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of MEDIFAST INC's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is MEDIFAST INC's true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because MEDIFAST INC's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect MEDIFAST INC's underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Please note, there is a significant difference between MEDIFAST INC's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if MEDIFAST INC is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, MEDIFAST INC's price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.

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