Dividend compounder review

SFT

Software Circle plc · LSE · GB

Industrials · Specialty Business Services

Chart Factor Intelligence Back to Screener

Score58.00/100

Confidence96.00/100

DecisionReject

RatingWeak Candidate

Scoring

Quality breakdown

Dividend Reliability 11.5 / 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 7.0 / 15 Trend line, long return history, and drawdown control.

Metrics

Dividend and business context

Dividend Years11

Dividend Yield7.62%

Payout Ratio0.0%

Dividend Cut 5YYes

Net Income£-329,000

Free Cash Flow£1.6M

FCF Covers DividendYes

Debt / Equity0.58

P/E-

Revenue Growth 5Y27.0%

Net Margin-14.3%

ROE-12.9%

Price vs Trend-13.8%

3Y Return70.4%

5Y Return147.5%

CurrencyGBP

Warnings

Review flags

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

Dividend diary

Activity record

12 Jun 2026 SFT dividend review warning Warning · Warning

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

19 Nov 2015 Dividend cut -75.0% Dividend Cut · Negative

Payment changed from 1 to 0.25.

19 Nov 2015 SFT dividend payment 0.25 GBP Dividend Payment · Info

Recorded dividend payment for Software Circle plc.

2 Jul 2015 Dividend increased 100.0% Dividend Increase · Positive

Payment changed from 0.5 to 1.

2 Jul 2015 SFT dividend payment 1 GBP Dividend Payment · Info

Recorded dividend payment for Software Circle plc.

13 Nov 2014 Dividend cut -50.0% Dividend Cut · Negative

Payment changed from 1 to 0.5.

13 Nov 2014 SFT dividend payment 0.5 GBP Dividend Payment · Info

Recorded dividend payment for Software Circle plc.

2 Jul 2014 Dividend increased 203.0% Dividend Increase · Positive

Payment changed from 0.33 to 1.

2 Jul 2014 SFT dividend payment 1 GBP Dividend Payment · Info

Recorded dividend payment for Software Circle plc.

13 Nov 2013 Dividend cut -78.0% Dividend Cut · Negative

Payment changed from 1.5 to 0.33.

13 Nov 2013 SFT dividend payment 0.33 GBP Dividend Payment · Info

Recorded dividend payment for Software Circle plc.

3 Jul 2013 Dividend increased 42.9% Dividend Increase · Positive

Payment changed from 1.05 to 1.5.

3 Jul 2013 SFT dividend payment 1.5 GBP Dividend Payment · Info

Recorded dividend payment for Software Circle plc.

21 Nov 2012 SFT dividend payment 1.05 GBP Dividend Payment · Info

Recorded dividend payment for Software Circle plc.

13 Jun 2012 SFT dividend payment 1.5 GBP Dividend Payment · Info

Recorded dividend payment for Software Circle plc.

16 Nov 2011 SFT dividend payment 1.05 GBP Dividend Payment · Info

Recorded dividend payment for Software Circle plc.

15 Jun 2011 SFT dividend payment 2.1 GBP Dividend Payment · Info

Recorded dividend payment for Software Circle plc.

17 Nov 2010 SFT dividend payment 1.05 GBP Dividend Payment · Info

Recorded dividend payment for Software Circle plc.

9 Jun 2010 SFT dividend payment 2.1 GBP Dividend Payment · Info

Recorded dividend payment for Software Circle plc.