Dividend compounder review

SUS

S&U plc · LSE · GB

Financial Services · Credit Services

Chart Factor Intelligence Back to Screener
Score56.00/100
Confidence92.00/100
DecisionReject
RatingWeak Candidate
Scoring

Quality breakdown

Dividend Reliability 11.5 / 25 Payment history, cuts, growth, and regularity.
Dividend Sustainability 10.0 / 20 Payout, free cash flow, dividend cover, and debt.
Business Quality 20.5 / 25 Scale, cash generation, growth, margins, and returns.
Valuation Discipline 13.0 / 15 Yield, P/E, and price stretch versus long-term trend.
Long-Term Trend 1.0 / 15 Trend line, long return history, and drawdown control.
Metrics

Dividend and business context

Dividend Years33
Dividend Yield1.78%
Payout Ratio53.8%
Dividend Cut 5YYes
Net Income£23.7M
Free Cash Flow£-22.4M
FCF Covers DividendNo
Debt / Equity0.97
P/E10.1
Revenue Growth 5Y-0.8%
Net Margin29.6%
ROE9.7%
Price vs Trend-4.4%
3Y Return-11.9%
5Y Return-25.5%
CurrencyGBP
Warnings

Review flags

Dividend yield normalized from payment history because provider yield looked inconsistent.
Dividend cut or material annual decrease detected in the last five completed years.
Free cash flow is negative.
Free cash flow does not cover dividends paid.
Dividend diary

Activity record

SUS dividend review warning Warning · Warning

Free cash flow does not cover dividends paid.

SUS dividend payment 35 GBP Dividend Payment · Info

Recorded dividend payment for S&U plc.

Dividend decreased -12.5% Dividend Decrease · Negative

Payment changed from 40 to 35.

SUS dividend payment 35 GBP Dividend Payment · Info

Recorded dividend payment for S&U plc.

Dividend increased 33.3% Dividend Increase · Positive

Payment changed from 30 to 40.

SUS dividend payment 40 GBP Dividend Payment · Info

Recorded dividend payment for S&U plc.

SUS dividend payment 30 GBP Dividend Payment · Info

Recorded dividend payment for S&U plc.

Dividend decreased -40.0% Dividend Decrease · Negative

Payment changed from 50 to 30.

SUS dividend payment 30 GBP Dividend Payment · Info

Recorded dividend payment for S&U plc.

Dividend increased 42.9% Dividend Increase · Positive

Payment changed from 35 to 50.

SUS dividend payment 50 GBP Dividend Payment · Info

Recorded dividend payment for S&U plc.

SUS dividend payment 35 GBP Dividend Payment · Info

Recorded dividend payment for S&U plc.

Dividend decreased -41.7% Dividend Decrease · Negative

Payment changed from 60 to 35.

SUS dividend payment 35 GBP Dividend Payment · Info

Recorded dividend payment for S&U plc.

Dividend increased 57.9% Dividend Increase · Positive

Payment changed from 38 to 60.

SUS dividend payment 60 GBP Dividend Payment · Info

Recorded dividend payment for S&U plc.

SUS dividend payment 38 GBP Dividend Payment · Info

Recorded dividend payment for S&U plc.

SUS dividend payment 35 GBP Dividend Payment · Info

Recorded dividend payment for S&U plc.

SUS dividend payment 57 GBP Dividend Payment · Info

Recorded dividend payment for S&U plc.