Dividend compounder review

STCM

Steppe Cement Ltd. · LSE · GB

Basic Materials · Building Materials

Chart Factor Intelligence Back to Screener

Score49.15/100

Confidence92.00/100

DecisionReject

RatingAvoid

Scoring

Quality breakdown

Dividend Reliability 8.2 / 25 Payment history, cuts, growth, and regularity.

Dividend Sustainability 5.0 / 20 Payout, free cash flow, dividend cover, and debt.

Business Quality 18.0 / 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 5.0 / 15 Trend line, long return history, and drawdown control.

Metrics

Dividend and business context

Dividend Years8

Dividend Yield7.50%

Payout Ratio133.8%

Dividend Cut 5YYes

Net Income£3.3M

Free Cash Flow£12.0M

FCF Covers DividendNo

Debt / Equity4.54

P/E20.0

Revenue Growth 5Y5.4%

Net Margin3.3%

ROE5.8%

Price vs Trend1.1%

3Y Return-47.3%

5Y Return-54.4%

CurrencyGBP

Warnings

Review flags

Price currency GBP differs from financial currency USD.

Dividend cut or material annual decrease detected in the last five completed years.

Payout ratio is elevated at 133.8%.

Free cash flow does not cover dividends paid.

Debt to equity is elevated at 4.54.

Dividend diary

Activity record

12 Jun 2026 STCM dividend review warning Warning · Warning

Debt to equity is elevated at 4.54.

12 Dec 2025 STCM dividend payment 1.5 GBP Dividend Payment · Info

Recorded dividend payment for Steppe Cement Ltd..

24 May 2024 Dividend cut -70.0% Dividend Cut · Negative

Payment changed from 5 to 1.5.

24 May 2024 STCM dividend payment 1.5 GBP Dividend Payment · Info

Recorded dividend payment for Steppe Cement Ltd..

17 Nov 2022 Dividend increased 100.0% Dividend Increase · Positive

Payment changed from 2.5 to 5.

17 Nov 2022 STCM dividend payment 5 GBP Dividend Payment · Info

Recorded dividend payment for Steppe Cement Ltd..

15 Jul 2021 Dividend increased 150.0% Dividend Increase · Positive

Payment changed from 1 to 2.5.

15 Jul 2021 STCM dividend payment 2.5 GBP Dividend Payment · Info

Recorded dividend payment for Steppe Cement Ltd..

5 Nov 2020 Dividend cut -66.7% Dividend Cut · Negative

Payment changed from 3 to 1.

5 Nov 2020 STCM dividend payment 1 GBP Dividend Payment · Info

Recorded dividend payment for Steppe Cement Ltd..

16 Jul 2020 STCM dividend payment 3 GBP Dividend Payment · Info

Recorded dividend payment for Steppe Cement Ltd..

20 Jun 2019 Dividend increased 200.0% Dividend Increase · Positive

Payment changed from 1 to 3.

20 Jun 2019 STCM dividend payment 3 GBP Dividend Payment · Info

Recorded dividend payment for Steppe Cement Ltd..

5 Jul 2018 STCM dividend payment 1 GBP Dividend Payment · Info

Recorded dividend payment for Steppe Cement Ltd..

9 Oct 2014 STCM dividend payment 1 GBP Dividend Payment · Info

Recorded dividend payment for Steppe Cement Ltd..