Dividend compounder review
LBTYA
Liberty Global PLC · NASDAQ · US
Communication Services · Telecom Services
Score44.85/100
Confidence88.00/100
DecisionReject
RatingAvoid
Quality breakdown
Dividend Reliability
8.3 / 25
Payment history, cuts, growth, and regularity.
Dividend Sustainability
10.0 / 20
Payout, free cash flow, dividend cover, and debt.
Business Quality
8.0 / 25
Scale, cash generation, growth, margins, and returns.
Valuation Discipline
7.0 / 15
Yield, P/E, and price stretch versus long-term trend.
Long-Term Trend
11.5 / 15
Trend line, long return history, and drawdown control.
Dividend and business context
Dividend Years2
Dividend Yield43.91%
Payout Ratio0.0%
Dividend Cut 5YNo
Net Income$-7.1B
Free Cash Flow$-132.0M
FCF Covers DividendNo
Debt / Equity0.96
P/E-
Revenue Growth 5Y-15.8%
Net Margin-109.7%
ROE-48.0%
Price vs Trend6.6%
3Y Return45.8%
5Y Return-14.9%
CurrencyUSD
Review flags
Dividend history is short: 2 completed years.
Free cash flow is negative.
Free cash flow does not cover dividends paid.
Dividend yield is unusually high at 43.9%; possible value trap.
Activity record
Dividend yield is unusually high at 43.9%; possible value trap.
Payment changed from 0.3917 to 5.472.
Recorded dividend payment for Liberty Global PLC.
Recorded dividend payment for Liberty Global PLC.