3.0 Dividend Policy

Category	Dataset	GCC country	Description
3.0Dividend Policy	3.1Dividends Fundamentals	KSA UAE Qatar Kuwait Oman Bahrain	The inputs behind every payout ratio: net profit, dividends declared, shares outstanding and free cash flow.
	3.2Dividends per Share	KSA UAE Qatar Kuwait Oman Bahrain	Dividends declared for the year divided by shares outstanding, in local currency.
	3.3Dividend Yield	KSA UAE Qatar Kuwait Oman Bahrain	Dividends declared as a share of year-end market value: the cash return at the price paid.
	3.4Dividends Payout Ratio	KSA UAE Qatar Kuwait Oman Bahrain	The share of net profit paid out as dividends. Above 100% means paying out more than the year earned.
	3.5Dividend Coverage Ratio	KSA UAE Qatar Kuwait Oman Bahrain	Net profit divided by dividends declared: how many times the year's profit covers the payout.