Dividend compounder review

MRK

Marks Electrical Group PLC · LSE · GB

Consumer Cyclical · Specialty Retail

Score51.20/100
Confidence96.00/100
DecisionReject
RatingWeak Candidate
Scoring

Quality breakdown

Dividend Reliability 6.7 / 25 Payment history, cuts, growth, and regularity.
Dividend Sustainability 20.0 / 20 Payout, free cash flow, dividend cover, and debt.
Business Quality 11.5 / 25 Scale, cash generation, growth, margins, and returns.
Valuation Discipline 8.0 / 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 Years4
Dividend Yield1.96%
Payout Ratio2.3%
Dividend Cut 5YYes
Net Income£-1.4M
Free Cash Flow£3.3M
FCF Covers DividendYes
Debt / Equity0.21
P/E-
Revenue Growth 5Y13.3%
Net Margin-1.0%
ROE-9.7%
Price vs Trend4.0%
3Y Return-49.5%
5Y Return-55.6%
CurrencyGBP
Warnings

Review flags

Dividend history is short: 4 completed years.
Dividend cut or material annual decrease detected in the last five completed years.
Less than five years of weekly price history available.
Dividend diary

Activity record

MRK dividend review warning Warning · Warning

Less than five years of weekly price history available.

Dividend increased 120.0% Dividend Increase · Positive

Payment changed from 0.3 to 0.66.

MRK dividend payment 0.66 GBP Dividend Payment · Info

Recorded dividend payment for Marks Electrical Group PLC.

Dividend cut -54.5% Dividend Cut · Negative

Payment changed from 0.66 to 0.3.

MRK dividend payment 0.3 GBP Dividend Payment · Info

Recorded dividend payment for Marks Electrical Group PLC.

Dividend increased 120.0% Dividend Increase · Positive

Payment changed from 0.3 to 0.66.

MRK dividend payment 0.66 GBP Dividend Payment · Info

Recorded dividend payment for Marks Electrical Group PLC.

Dividend cut -54.5% Dividend Cut · Negative

Payment changed from 0.66 to 0.3.

MRK dividend payment 0.3 GBP Dividend Payment · Info

Recorded dividend payment for Marks Electrical Group PLC.

Dividend increased 120.0% Dividend Increase · Positive

Payment changed from 0.3 to 0.66.

MRK dividend payment 0.66 GBP Dividend Payment · Info

Recorded dividend payment for Marks Electrical Group PLC.

Dividend cut -55.2% Dividend Cut · Negative

Payment changed from 0.67 to 0.3.

MRK dividend payment 0.3 GBP Dividend Payment · Info

Recorded dividend payment for Marks Electrical Group PLC.

MRK dividend payment 0.67 GBP Dividend Payment · Info

Recorded dividend payment for Marks Electrical Group PLC.