3M India Payout ratio
What is the Payout ratio of 3M India?
The Payout ratio of 3M India Limited is N/A
What is the definition of Payout ratio?
Payout ratio is the fraction of earnings paid in dividends to stockholders.
ttm (trailing twelve months)
The payout ratio is calculated by dividing the dividends paid out by the net earnings for a certain period. It is usually expressed as a percentage. The part of the earnings not paid to investors is left for investment to provide for future earnings growth. Investors seeking high current income and limited capital growth prefer companies with high payout ratio. However investors seeking capital growth may prefer lower payout ratio because capital gains are taxed at a lower rate. High growth firms in early life generally have low or zero payout ratios. As they mature, they tend to return more of the earnings back to investors.
What does 3M India do?
3M India Limited engages in the manufacture and trade of various products for health care, manufacturing, automotive, safety, electronics, energy, commercial solutions, transportation, and design and construction industries in India. The company operates through four segments: Safety and Industrial, Transportation and Electronics, Health Care, and Consumer. The Safety and Industrial segment offers vinyl, polyester, foil, and specialty industrial tapes and adhesives, such as scotch masking tapes, scotch filament and packaging tapes, functional and decorative graphics, abrasion-resistant films, masking tapes, and other specialty materials. This segment serves industrial, electrical, and safety markets. The Health Care segment provides medical and surgical supplies; medical devices; skin and wound care, as well as infection prevention products and solutions; drug delivery systems; dental and orthodontic products; and food safety products. The Transportation and Electronics segment offers personal protection products, brand and asset protection solutions, border control products, passive fire protection products for industries and commercial establishments, track and trace products, and cleaning and hygiene products for the hospitality industry. The Consumer segment provides home improvement, stationery and office supplies, home care, and consumer health care. This segment also includes retail auto care product lines, such as office supply, stationery, home improvement (do-it-yourself), home care, protective material, consumer retail personal safety, and consumer healthcare products. The company also exports its products. The company was incorporated in 1987 and is based in Bengaluru, India. 3M India Limited operates as a subsidiary of 3M Company.