Ex div this week23 Apr 2016 10:48
However, analysts at investment bank Société Générale believe that G4S could be one of the best dividend stocks in the UK market. G4S's shares support a dividend yield of 4.2%, and the payout is covered 1.5 times by earnings per share. Moreover, the company has £500m of cash on its balance sheet, and while debt may be high at 47% of assets, my figures indicate that G4S's interest bill is covered two-and-a-half times by earnings before interest and tax.