Dividend compounder review
HVO
hVIVO plc · LSE · GB
Healthcare · Diagnostics & Research
Score35.15/100
Confidence88.00/100
DecisionReject
RatingAvoid
Quality breakdown
Dividend Reliability
4.2 / 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
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.
Dividend and business context
Dividend Years3
Dividend Yield2.68%
Payout Ratio26.0%
Dividend Cut 5YYes
Net Income£-6.0M
Free Cash Flow£-15.8M
FCF Covers DividendNo
Debt / Equity0.39
P/E-
Revenue Growth 5Y-1.2%
Net Margin-12.1%
ROE-14.5%
Price vs Trend17.4%
3Y Return-42.5%
5Y Return-73.6%
CurrencyGBP
Review flags
Dividend history is short: 3 completed years.
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.
Activity record
Free cash flow does not cover dividends paid.
Recorded dividend payment for hVIVO plc.
Payment changed from 0.45 to 0.2.
Recorded dividend payment for hVIVO plc.
Recorded dividend payment for hVIVO plc.