Judges Scientific plc designs, manufactures, and sells scientific instruments. The company operates through two segments, Materials Sciences and Vacuum. It offers engineering teaching and research equipment for universities, colleges, schools, and research centers; and research and development systems for food, beverage, dairy, edible oil, and pharmaceutical industries. The company also provides LED illumination systems for bioscience and clinical microscopy; tensile testing, motion control, and specimen cooling for microscopy applications; automated measurement systems for a range of fibers; edge-welded metal bellows; and fire testing instruments, such as cone calorimeters, large scale calorimeters, NBS smoke chambers and oxygen index test, and related fire testing instruments. In addition, it offers equipment and software used for the computer-controlled testing of soils and rocks; film deposition systems; physical and chemical vapour deposition instruments; open flow cryocoolers for the X-ray diffraction market and crycoolers for cooling applications, such as radio astronomy; test equipment for the characterization of optical fibers; scientific instruments primarily used for electron microscopy sample preparation; scientific equipment used by electrophysiology and imaging researchers; and gas purifiers for metal analysis. Further, the company provides specialized calorimeters used for chemical and battery industries; sample heating and manipulation products for use in vacuum markets for materials research and production; and sheet metalwork services, including components and casting, fabrication, bespoke engineering solutions, as well as laser cutting and CNC machining services. The company operates in the United Kingdom, rest of Europe, North America, China, and internationally. Judges Scientific plc was incorporated in 2002 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.
Judges Scientific Dividend Announcement
• Judges Scientific announced a semi annually dividend of £29.70 per ordinary share which will be made payable on 2024-11-08. Ex dividend date: 2024-10-10
• Judges Scientific annual dividend for 2024 was £97.70
• Judges Scientific annual dividend for 2023 was £86.00
• Judges Scientific's trailing twelve-month (TTM) dividend yield is 1.03%
• Judges Scientific's payout ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is 38.26%
• Judges Scientific's dividend growth over the last five years (2018-2023) was 20.39% year
• Judges Scientific's dividend growth over the last ten years (2013-2023) was -25.62% year
Judges Scientific Dividend History
Ex-Div date | Dividend amount | Dividend type | Pay date |
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2024-10-10 | £29.70 | semi annually | 2024-11-08 |
2024-06-06 | £68.00 | semi annually | 2024-07-05 |
2023-10-05 | £27.00 | semi annually | 2023-11-03 |
2023-06-08 | £59.00 | semi annually | 2023-07-07 |
2022-10-06 | £22.00 | semi annually | 2022-11-04 |
2022-06-09 | £47.00 | semi annually | 2022-07-08 |
2021-10-07 | £19.00 | semi annually | 2021-11-05 |
2021-06-10 | £38.50 | semi annually | 2021-07-09 |
2020-10-08 | £16.50 | semi annually | 2020-11-06 |
2020-06-04 | £35.00 | semi annually | 2020-07-03 |
2019-11-28 | £200.00 | semi annually | 2019-12-10 |
2019-10-03 | £15.00 | semi annually | 2019-11-01 |
2019-06-06 | £28.00 | semi annually | 2019-07-05 |
2018-10-04 | £12.00 | semi annually | 2018-11-02 |
2018-06-07 | £22.00 | semi annually | 2018-07-06 |
2017-10-05 | £1000.00 | semi annually | 2017-11-03 |
2017-06-08 | £18.50 | semi annually | 2017-07-07 |
2016-10-06 | £900.00 | semi annually | 2016-11-04 |
2016-06-09 | £100.00 | semi annually | 2016-07-08 |
2016-03-03 | £15.90 | semi annually | 2016-03-22 |
2015-10-08 | £810.00 | semi annually | 2015-11-06 |
2015-06-11 | £14.70 | semi annually | 2015-07-10 |
2014-10-09 | £730.00 | semi annually | 2014-11-07 |
2014-06-04 | £13.40 | semi annually | 2014-07-04 |
2013-10-09 | £660.00 | semi annually | 2013-11-08 |
2013-06-05 | £1000.00 | semi annually | 2013-07-05 |
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1. Determination of Dividend: Judges Scientific's board of directors reviews the company's financial performance, cash flow, future investment needs, and other relevant factors to determine the amount and timing of dividend payments.
2. Dividend Declaration: Once the board approves a dividend, Judges Scientific publicly announces the dividend amount, currency, and the ex-dividend date. The ex-dividend date is the date on or after which the buyer of the stock will not be eligible to receive the upcoming dividend payment.
3. Record Date: The record date is the date on which the company checks its records to identify shareholders who are eligible to receive the dividend. Only shareholders on record as of this date will receive the dividend.
4. Payment Date: On the designated payment date, Judges Scientific distributes the dividend to eligible shareholders. The dividend is usually paid in the form of cash directly into the shareholder's brokerage account or through other designated payment methods.
5. Tax Implications: Dividends received from Judges Scientific are generally taxable as income. Shareholders may need to report dividend income on their tax returns and pay applicable taxes according to their jurisdiction's tax regulations.
1. Record Date: Judges Scientific sets a record date, which is the date on which the company checks its records to determine the eligible shareholders. Only those who are shareholders on record as of this date will receive the dividend.
2. Payment Date: On the designated payment date, Judges Scientific distributes the dividend to eligible shareholders. The payment is usually made electronically, directly into the shareholder's brokerage account or bank account.
3. Currency: Judges Scientific declares the currency in which the dividend will be paid. Depending on the shareholder's location and the currency election made by the shareholder, the dividend will be converted to the appropriate currency during the payment process.
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