Bloomsbury Publishing plc BMY
Dividend Summary
The next Bloomsbury Publishing plc dividend is expected to go ex in 3 months and to be paid in 4 months.
The previous Bloomsbury Publishing plc dividend was 3.7p and it went ex 6 months ago and it was paid 5 months ago.
There are typically 2 dividends per year (excluding specials), and the dividend cover is approximately 2.0.
Latest Dividends
| Summary | Previous dividend | Next dividend |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Paid | Forecast |
| Type | Interim | Final |
| Per share | 3.7p | Sign Up Required |
| Declaration date | 26 Oct 2023 (Thu) | 29 May 2024 (Wed) |
| Ex-div date | 02 Nov 2023 (Thu) | 25 Jul 2024 (Thu) |
| Pay date | 01 Dec 2023 (Fri) | 23 Aug 2024 (Fri) |
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Previous Payment
£3.70
Paid on 01 Dec 2023 (Fri)
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The table below shows the full dividend history for Bloomsbury Publishing plc
| Status | Type | Decl. date | Ex-div date | Pay date | Decl. Currency | Forecast amount | Decl. amount | Accuracy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast | Final | 27 May 2026 | 23 Jul 2026 | 21 Aug 2026 | GBP | Sign up | — | |
| Forecast | Interim | 23 Oct 2025 | 06 Nov 2025 | 05 Dec 2025 | GBP | Sign up | — | |
| Forecast | Final | 28 May 2025 | 24 Jul 2025 | 22 Aug 2025 | GBP | Sign up | — | |
| Forecast | Interim | 24 Oct 2024 | 07 Nov 2024 | 06 Dec 2024 | GBP | Sign up | — | |
| Forecast | Final | 29 May 2024 | 25 Jul 2024 | 23 Aug 2024 | GBP | Sign up | — | |
| Paid | Interim | 26 Oct 2023 | 02 Nov 2023 | 01 Dec 2023 | GBP | 1.63p | 3.7p | 😖 |
| Paid | Final | 31 May 2023 | 27 Jul 2023 | 25 Aug 2023 | GBP | 9.45p | 10.34p | 😊 |
| Paid | Interim | 26 Oct 2022 | 03 Nov 2022 | 02 Dec 2022 | GBP | 1.7p | 1.41p | 😌 |
| Paid | Final | 15 Jun 2022 | 28 Jul 2022 | 26 Aug 2022 | GBP | 7.96p | 9.4p | 😌 |
| Paid | Interim | 27 Oct 2021 | 04 Nov 2021 | 03 Dec 2021 | GBP | 1.4p | 1.34p | 😃 |
| Paid | Special | 02 Jun 2021 | 29 Jul 2021 | 27 Aug 2021 | GBP | — | 9.78p | |
| Paid | Final | 02 Jun 2021 | 29 Jul 2021 | 27 Aug 2021 | GBP | 6.75p | 7.58p | 😏 |
| Paid | Interim | 27 Oct 2020 | 05 Nov 2020 | 04 Dec 2020 | GBP | 1.35p | 1.28p | 😊 |
| Paid | Interim | 29 Oct 2019 | 07 Nov 2019 | 06 Dec 2019 | GBP | 1.27p | 1.28p | 😄 |
| Paid | Final | 21 May 2019 | 25 Jul 2019 | 23 Aug 2019 | GBP | 6.75p | 6.75p | 😄 |
| Paid | Interim | 23 Oct 2018 | 01 Nov 2018 | 29 Nov 2018 | GBP | 1.25p | 1.21p | 😃 |
| Paid | Final | 22 May 2018 | 26 Jul 2018 | 24 Aug 2018 | GBP | 5.9p | 6.36p | 😊 |
| Paid | Interim | 24 Oct 2017 | 02 Nov 2017 | 30 Nov 2017 | GBP | — | 1.15p | |
| Paid | Final | 18 May 2017 | 24 Aug 2017 | 20 Sep 2017 | GBP | 5.6p | 5.6p | 😄 |
| Paid | Interim | 27 Oct 2016 | 03 Nov 2016 | 30 Nov 2016 | GBP | 1.1p | 1.1p | 😄 |
| Paid | Final | 19 May 2016 | 25 Aug 2016 | 21 Sep 2016 | GBP | — | 5.34p | |
| Paid | Interim | 27 Oct 2015 | 05 Nov 2015 | 30 Nov 2015 | GBP | — | 1.06p | |
| Paid | Final | 19 May 2015 | 27 Aug 2015 | 23 Sep 2015 | GBP | — | 5.08p | |
| Paid | Interim | 23 Oct 2014 | 06 Nov 2014 | 04 Dec 2014 | GBP | — | 1.02p | |
| Paid | Final | 20 May 2014 | 27 Aug 2014 | 24 Sep 2014 | GBP | — | 4.84p | |
| Paid | Interim | – | 30 Oct 2013 | 29 Nov 2013 | GBP | — | 0.98p | |
| Paid | Final | – | 28 Aug 2013 | 24 Sep 2013 | GBP | — | 4.56p | |
| Paid | Interim | – | 31 Oct 2012 | 30 Nov 2012 | GBP | — | 0.94p | |
| Paid | Final | – | 29 Aug 2012 | 25 Sep 2012 | GBP | — | 4.31p | |
| Paid | Interim | – | 02 Nov 2011 | 30 Nov 2011 | GBP | — | 0.89p | |
| Paid | Final | – | 27 Apr 2011 | 01 Jun 2011 | GBP | — | 3.91p | |
| Paid | Interim | – | 20 Oct 2010 | 19 Nov 2010 | GBP | — | 0.81p | |
| Paid | Final | – | 01 Oct 2010 | 02 Oct 2010 | GBP | — | 4.43p | |
| Paid | Final | – | 31 Dec 2009 | 31 Dec 2009 | GBP | — | 4.22p | |
| Paid | Final | – | 31 Dec 2008 | 31 Dec 2008 | GBP | — | 4p | |
| Paid | Final | – | 31 Dec 2007 | 31 Dec 2007 | GBP | — | 3.66p | |
| Paid | Final | – | 31 Dec 2006 | 31 Dec 2006 | GBP | — | 3.6p |
| Year | Amount | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 3.6p | — |
| 2007 | 3.66p | 1.7% |
| 2008 | 4.0p | 9.3% |
| 2009 | 4.22p | 5.5% |
| 2010 | 4.43p | 5.0% |
| 2011 | 4.72p | 6.5% |
| 2012 | 5.2p | 10.2% |
| 2013 | 5.5p | 5.8% |
| 2014 | 5.82p | 5.8% |
| 2015 | 6.1p | 4.8% |
| 2016 | 6.4p | 4.9% |
| 2017 | 6.7p | 4.7% |
| 2018 | 7.51p | 12.1% |
| 2019 | 7.96p | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 1.28p | -83.9% |
| 2021 | 8.86p | 592.2% |
| 2022 | 10.74p | 21.2% |
| 2023 | 11.75p | 9.4% |
| 2024 | Sign Up Required | |
| 2025 | Sign Up Required | |
| 2026 | Sign Up Required | |
Bloomsbury Publishing plc Optimized Dividend Chart
The chart below shows the optimized dividends for this security over a rolling 12-month period.
- Dividend Yield Today
- 2.7%
- Optimized Yield
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- 52 Week High
- 5.3% on 23 July 2023
- 52 Week Low
- 2.7% on 01 August 2023
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About Bloomsbury Publishing plc
Bloomsbury Publishing is in the media sector and is most famous for the Harry Potter series of books. It has a stable of excellent authors.
Bloomsbury Publishing dividends
It has a very good track record of paying and increasing it's dividend.
- Sector
- Media
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Share Price
- £5.29 (yesterday's closing price)
- Shares in Issue
- 82 million
- Market Cap
- £432mn
- 2.0
- 3
- Market Indices
- none
- Home Page URL
- https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/company/
- Financial Calendar URL
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- Investor Relations URL
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- Dividend History URL
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Bloomsbury Publishing declare an interim dividend 3.70 pence per share
The Bloomsbury Publishing Board has declared an interim dividend of 3.70 pence per share, compared to 1.41 pence per share for the six months ended 31 August 2022.
Bloomsbury Publishing plc announce a final dividend of 10.34pence per share
The Bloomsbury Publishing Group has a progressive dividend policy aiming to keep dividend earnings cover in excess of two times, supported by strong cash cover. The Board is recommending a final dividend of 10.34 pence per share, totalling £8.4 million. Together with the interim dividend, this makes a total dividend for the year ended 28 February 2023 of 11.75 pence per share, a 9% increase on the 10.74 pence value of the dividend for the year ended 28 February 2022.
Bloomsbury Publishing are announcing a 5% increase in their interim dividend to 1.41 pence per share.
The Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Board has declared an interim dividend of 1.41 pence per share, 5% above the interim dividend for the six months ended 31 August 2021. The dividend will be paid on 2 December 2022 to Shareholders on the register on the record date of 4 November 2022.
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC announces a final dividend of 9.40 pence per share
The Bloomsbury Publishing Board is recommending a final dividend of 9.40 pence per share, totalling £7.7 million. Together with the interim dividend, this makes a total dividend for the year ended 28 February 2022 of 10.74 pence per share, a 21% increase on the 8.86 pence value of the dividend for the year ended 28 February 2021.
Bloomsbury Publishing plc have declared an interim dividend of 1.34 pence per share
The Board has declared an interim dividend of 1.34 pence per share, 5% above the interim dividend for the six months ended 31 August 2020. The dividend will be paid on 3 December 2021 to Shareholders on the register on the record date of 5 November 2021.
Bloomsbury Publishing announce a final dividend of 7.58 pence per share and a special dividend of 9.78 pence per share
The Bloomsbury Group has a progressive dividend policy aiming to keep dividend earnings cover in excess of two times, supported by strong cash cover. The Board is recommending a final dividend of 7.58 pence per share, totalling £6.2 million. Together with the interim dividend, this makes a total dividend for the year ended 28 February 2021 of 8.86 pence per share, an 8% increase on the 8.17 pence value of the dividend for the year ended 29 February 2020.
Bloomsbury announce an interim dividend up 6% to 1.28 pence per share
The Board has declared an interim dividend of 1.28 pence per share, a 6% increase on the 1.21 pence per share interim dividend for the six months ended 31 August 2018. The dividend will be paid on 6 December 2019 to Shareholders on the register on the record date of 8 November 2019.
