Why the various websites are showing different dividend information? (Dividend Machine vs SGX CDP vs Yahoo)

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styeo asked 5 months ago

Hi, when I look at dividend DPS, seemed that different website reports it differently. For example, UOB (SGX:U11):

(1) on Dividend machine, DPS = 1.80 for 2024, whereas on SGX CDP (https://investors.sgx.com/market/security-details/stocks/U11?from=/), ex-date 12 Aug 24(DPS=0.88), 28 Apr 25 which was for FY24 (DPS=0.25+0.92), total for FY24 is 2.05

(2) on Yahoo Finance, TTM DPS (https://sg.finance.yahoo.com/quote/U11.SI/key-statistics/) = 1.77, but on SGX CDP (as above), ex-date 15 Aug 25 (DPS=0.85+0.25), 28 Apr 25 (DPS=0.25+0.92), total is 2.27

How to make sense of all these?

Please advise.

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Rusmin Ang Staff answered 5 months ago

Hi Styeo We usually take from annual report, based on full year dividend which is the most accurate way to assess the company's yield. Some websites may compile them differently, based on the date of the dividend being paid out. This method is very confusing. In some cases, I think it is fine to use rolling dividend per share too, latest 12 months if the company pays very stable and growing dividend. The yield will still be very accurate. Again, I will suggest referring to annual report for full year dividend.