Dividend compounder review
GEM
Gemfields Group Limited · LSE · GB
Basic Materials · Other Precious Metals & Mining
Score27.15/100
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
5.0 / 15
Yield, P/E, and price stretch versus long-term trend.
Long-Term Trend
0.0 / 15
Trend line, long return history, and drawdown control.
Dividend and business context
Dividend Years3
Dividend Yield16.37%
Payout Ratio0.0%
Dividend Cut 5YYes
Net Income£-39.1M
Free Cash Flow£-21.4M
FCF Covers DividendNo
Debt / Equity0.28
P/E-
Revenue Growth 5Y-26.6%
Net Margin-28.9%
ROE-11.9%
Price vs Trend-19.4%
3Y Return-74.8%
5Y Return-53.7%
CurrencyGBP
Review flags
Price currency GBP differs from financial currency USD.
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.
Dividend yield is unusually high at 16.4%; possible value trap.
Activity record
Free cash flow does not cover dividends paid.
Payment changed from 2.29 to 0.671.
Recorded dividend payment for Gemfields Group Limited.
Payment changed from 1.119 to 2.29.
Recorded dividend payment for Gemfields Group Limited.
Payment changed from 1.295 to 1.119.
Recorded dividend payment for Gemfields Group Limited.
Recorded dividend payment for Gemfields Group Limited.