Gas Natural Dividends Analysis

Gas Natural has ISIN code ES0116870314, and is negotiated in Madrid Stock Exchange under the sympol GAS.MC although it also can be purchased in the USA under the symbol GASNF.PK

Introduction

Gas Natural Fenosa, a leading multinational company in the field of gas and electricity, is present in over 23 countries and has more than 20 million customers.

Following the recent acquisition of power company Union Fenosa, the third in the Spanish market, Gas Natural has achieved its goal of integrating electricity and gas businesses into a company with long experience in the energy sector, able to compete effectively in markets undergoing a process of increasing integration, globalization and increased competition.

Is the largest integrated gas and electricity in Spain and Latin America, a leading marketer of natural gas in Iberia, the third operator of LNG in the world with a fleet of 13 LNG tankers, as well as the main supplier of LNG in the Mediterranean and Atlantic.

The company, a leader in the distribution business, is present throughout the gas value chain, through participation in exploration, production, liquefaction and transportation.

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Conclusion

A stable company, having absorbed the power company Union Fenosa in March 2009 which meant that the company had to undertake a capital increase, now should return to a growth path for their benefit and therefore dividends.

Dividend analysis of gas, water and multiutilities subsector

The aim of this analysis is to compare the different companies of Gas, Water and Multiutilities from the point of view of those most interesting companies to invest on according to their dividends.

First, we extract the companies that are part of this sector among the more than 2.500 companies that make up our database, obtaining a total of 42 listed companies worldwide.

As criteria for analysis / assessment to conduct our ranking of companies we use the following:

1. Current percentage dividend. Bigger is better
2. Average dividend rate from 2004 to the present. Bigger is better
3. Payout Ratio. The lower the better
4. Price to Earning Ratio. The lower the better
5. Price to Book Value Ratio. The lower the better
6. Number of years that has increased its dividend over the previous year since 2004. Bigger is better.

When drawing up the ranking, we will take each of the first 5 criteria and give 1 point to the first company, 2 to the second and so on up to 42.

Subsequently, we will add the points for each company following the 5 criteria and divide it by the sixth 'number of years that has increased its dividend over the previous year' in order to give prominence to the companies that are serious about having a stable and growing dividend.

The results are as follows: