The extent to which a company's dividend is matched or exceeded by the earnings available for distribution to shareholders. A dividend cover of three means that shareholder's attributable profit is three times the dividend paid out. The size of the dividend cover gives an indication of a company's ability to maintain its dividend sho [..]

Dividend cover measures the number of times greater the net profits available for distribution are than the dividend payout.

  A ratio that measures the number of times a dividend could have been paid out of the year's earnings. The higher the dividend cover the "safer" the dividend.  

The ratio of profits distributed as dividends to total profits. It gives an indication of the company’s dividend policy and on the likely distribution of future dividend payments.

This is the number of times that a company’s dividends to shareholders could be paid out of its annual profit after tax.

Adjusted diluted earnings per share divided by the declared dividend per Ordinary Share.

Ratio between a company’s earnings (net profit after tax) and the net dividend paid to shareholders. It is calculated as earnings per share divided by the dividend per share.

The Net Income divided by the dividend payable, and is a measure of how able the entity is to meet its dividend obligations.

The number of items a company's annual dividend could be paid out of current earnings.

Earnings per share divided by dividend per share. dividend yield