Latham (James) LTHM
Dividend Summary
The next Latham (James) dividend is expected to go ex in 3 months and to be paid in 4 months.
The previous Latham (James) dividend was 7.95p and it went ex 4 months ago and it was paid 3 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 | 7.95p | Sign Up Required |
| Declaration date | 28 Nov 2024 (Thu) | 26 Jun 2025 (Thu) |
| Ex-div date | 02 Jan 2025 (Thu) | 31 Jul 2025 (Thu) |
| Pay date | 24 Jan 2025 (Fri) | 22 Aug 2025 (Fri) |
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Previous Payment
£7.95
Paid on 24 Jan 2025 (Fri)
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The table below shows the full dividend history for Latham (James)
| Status | Type | Decl. date | Ex-div date | Pay date | Decl. Currency | Forecast amount | Decl. amount | Accuracy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast | Final | 24 Jun 2027 | 05 Aug 2027 | 27 Aug 2027 | GBP | Sign up | — | |
| Forecast | Interim | 26 Nov 2026 | 07 Jan 2027 | 29 Jan 2027 | GBP | Sign up | — | |
| Forecast | Final | 25 Jun 2026 | 06 Aug 2026 | 28 Aug 2026 | GBP | Sign up | — | |
| Forecast | Interim | 27 Nov 2025 | 31 Dec 2025 | 30 Jan 2026 | GBP | Sign up | — | |
| Forecast | Final | 26 Jun 2025 | 31 Jul 2025 | 22 Aug 2025 | GBP | Sign up | — | |
| Paid | Interim | 28 Nov 2024 | 02 Jan 2025 | 24 Jan 2025 | GBP | 7.91p | 7.95p | 😄 |
| Paid | Special | 27 Jun 2024 | 01 Aug 2024 | 23 Aug 2024 | GBP | — | 45p | |
| Paid | Final | 27 Jun 2024 | 01 Aug 2024 | 23 Aug 2024 | GBP | 22.2p | 26p | 😌 |
| Paid | Interim | 30 Nov 2023 | 04 Jan 2024 | 26 Jan 2024 | GBP | 8.76p | 7.75p | 😏 |
| Paid | Special | 29 Jun 2023 | 03 Aug 2023 | 25 Aug 2023 | GBP | — | 8p | |
| Paid | Final | 29 Jun 2023 | 03 Aug 2023 | 25 Aug 2023 | GBP | 30.1p | 20.8p | 😞 |
| Paid | Interim | 01 Dec 2022 | 29 Dec 2022 | 27 Jan 2023 | GBP | 7p | 7.25p | 😃 |
| Paid | Special | 29 Jun 2022 | 04 Aug 2022 | 02 Sep 2022 | GBP | — | 8p | |
| Paid | Final | 29 Jun 2022 | 04 Aug 2022 | 02 Sep 2022 | GBP | 17p | 27p | 😓 |
| Paid | Interim | 25 Nov 2021 | 16 Dec 2021 | 21 Jan 2022 | GBP | 6p | 6.5p | 😊 |
| Paid | Final | 24 Jun 2021 | 05 Aug 2021 | 27 Aug 2021 | GBP | 10.4p | 15.5p | 😞 |
| Paid | Interim | 25 Nov 2020 | 31 Dec 2020 | 29 Jan 2021 | GBP | 5.82p | 5.7p | 😃 |
| Paid | Final | – | 06 Aug 2020 | 04 Sep 2020 | GBP | 13.9p | 10p | 😞 |
| Paid | Interim | 28 Nov 2019 | 02 Jan 2020 | 24 Jan 2020 | GBP | 5.4p | 5.5p | 😃 |
| Paid | Final | 27 Jun 2019 | 01 Aug 2019 | 23 Aug 2019 | GBP | — | 12.9p | |
| Paid | Interim | 29 Nov 2018 | 03 Jan 2019 | 25 Jan 2019 | GBP | — | 5p | |
| Paid | Final | 28 Jun 2018 | 02 Aug 2018 | 24 Aug 2018 | GBP | — | 12.1p | |
| Paid | Interim | 30 Nov 2017 | 04 Jan 2018 | 26 Jan 2018 | GBP | — | 4.5p | |
| Paid | Final | 22 Jun 2017 | 03 Aug 2017 | 25 Aug 2017 | GBP | — | 10.85p | |
| Paid | Interim | 24 Nov 2016 | 05 Jan 2017 | 27 Jan 2017 | GBP | — | 4.5p | |
| Paid | Final | 23 Jun 2016 | 04 Aug 2016 | 26 Aug 2016 | GBP | — | 10.3p | |
| Paid | Interim | 26 Nov 2015 | 07 Jan 2016 | 29 Jan 2016 | GBP | — | 4p | |
| Paid | Final | 24 Jun 2015 | 06 Aug 2015 | 28 Aug 2015 | GBP | — | 8.8p | |
| Paid | Interim | 27 Nov 2014 | 08 Jan 2015 | 30 Jan 2015 | GBP | — | 3.7p | |
| Paid | Final | 26 Jun 2014 | 30 Jul 2014 | 22 Aug 2014 | GBP | — | 8p | |
| Paid | Interim | – | 08 Jan 2014 | 31 Jan 2014 | GBP | — | 3.4p | |
| Paid | Final | – | 31 Jul 2013 | 23 Aug 2013 | GBP | — | 7.1p | |
| Paid | Interim | – | 02 Jan 2013 | 23 Jan 2013 | GBP | — | 3.1p |
| Year | Amount | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.0p | — |
| 2007 | 0.0p | 0% |
| 2008 | 0.0p | 0% |
| 2009 | 0.0p | 0% |
| 2010 | 0.0p | 0% |
| 2011 | 0.0p | 0% |
| 2012 | 10.2p | 100% |
| 2013 | 11.4p | 11.8% |
| 2014 | 12.5p | 9.6% |
| 2015 | 14.3p | 14.4% |
| 2016 | 15.35p | 7.3% |
| 2017 | 16.6p | 8.1% |
| 2018 | 17.9p | 7.8% |
| 2019 | 15.5p | -13.4% |
| 2020 | 21.2p | 36.8% |
| 2021 | 33.5p | 58.0% |
| 2022 | 28.05p | -16.3% |
| 2023 | 33.75p | 20.3% |
| 2024 | 34.65p | 2.7% |
| 2025 | Sign Up Required | |
| 2026 | Sign Up Required | |
Latham (James) Optimized Dividend Chart
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- Dividend Yield Today
- 3.8%
- Optimized Yield
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- 52 Week High
- 5.0% on 29 April 2025
- 52 Week Low
- 2.1% on 01 August 2024
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About Latham (James)
James Latham plc is a timber and panel products distributor. The Company is engaged in timber importing and distribution, carried out in approximately 10 locations. The Company offers a range of wood-based panel products, natural acrylic stone, hardwoods, high grade softwoods, flooring, cladding, decking and plastics. The Company also supplies commodity and specialist products to timber and builders' merchants. The Company offers a range of product categories, such as panels, solid surface, door blanks, hardwoods, softwoods, engineered timber, flooring, decking, cladding, modified timber and panels, fire retardant panels and technical panels. The Company caters to door and kitchen manufacturers, shop fitters and other market sectors. The Company's subsidiaries include Lathams Limited and James Latham Trustee Limited. Lathams Limited is engaged in importing and distribution of timber and panel products. James Latham Trustee Limited is a corporate trustee company.
- Sector
- Forestry & Paper
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Share Price
- £10.30 (yesterday's closing price)
- Shares in Issue
- 20 million
- Market Cap
- £208mn
- 2.0
- 1
- Market Indices
- none
Latham (James) announce an interim dividend of 7.95p per share
The Latham (James) Board has declared an increased interim dividend of 7.95p per Ordinary Share (2023: 7.75p). The dividend is payable on 24 January 2025 to ordinary shareholders on the Company's Register at close of business on 3 January 2025. The ex-dividend date will be 2 January 2025.
Latham(James) has declared a final dividend of 26.0p per Ordinary Share
Latham(James) has declared a final dividend of 26.0p per Ordinary Share (2023: 20.8p). The total dividend per ordinary share of 33.75p for the year (2023: 28.05p) is covered 3.3 times by earnings (2023: 6.4 times). The previous two financial years have provided the group with exceptional profits and have allowed their cash balances to increase. They has declared two special dividends of 8.0p in each of the previous two financial years to reflect these profit levels. Following a return to more normal market conditions, the board has reviewed their current cash position, considering future investment plans and maintaining their flexibility to react to opportunities as they arise, and has decided to declare a further special dividend of 45p per share. Both the final and special dividend are payable on 23 August 2024 to ordinary shareholders on the company's register at close of business on 2 August 2024. The ex-dividend date will be 1 August 2024.
Latham (James) announce an interim dividend of 7.75p per share
The Latham (James) Board has declared an increased interim dividend of 7.75p per Ordinary Share (2022: 7.25p). The dividend is payable on 26 January 2024 to ordinary shareholders on the Company's Register at close of business on 5 January 2024. The ex-dividend date will be 4 January 2024.
The Latham (James) has declared a final dividend of 20.8p per Ordinary Share
The Latham (James) Board has declared a final dividend of 20.8p per Ordinary Share (2022: 19.0p) plus a special dividend of 8.0p (2022: 8.0p) to reflect the exceptional performances both this year and the previous year. The dividend is payable on 25 August 2023 to ordinary shareholders on the Company's register at close of business on 4 August 2023. The ex-dividend date will be 3 August 2023. The total dividend per ordinary share of 36.05p for the year (2022: 33.5p) is covered 5.0 times by earnings (2022: 6.8 times).
Latham (James) announce an interim dividend of 6.5p per Ordinary Share
The Latham (James) PLC Board has declared an increased interim dividend of 6.5p per Ordinary Share (2020: 5.7p). The dividend is payable on 21 January 2022 to ordinary shareholders on the Company's Register at close of business on 17 December 2021. The ex-dividend date will be 16 December 2021.
Latham(James) PLC announces 15.5pence per share
The Latham(James) Board has declared a final dividend of 15.5p per Ordinary Share (2020: 10.0p). The dividend is payable on 27 August 2021 to ordinary shareholders on the Company's register at close of business on 6 August 2021. The ex-dividend date will be 5 August 2021. The total dividend per ordinary share of 21.2p for the year (2020: 15.5p) is covered 3.6 times by earnings (2020: 4.1 times).
