Mesa Laboratories (MLAB) Dividend Coverage Ratio (2010 - 2015)
Mesa Laboratories' (MLAB) Dividend Coverage Ratio came in at 4.84 for fiscal Q1 2016 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2015), up 35.4% from 3.58 a year earlier and up 22.0% from the prior quarter.
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Mesa Laboratories (MLAB) Dividend Coverage Ratio (2010 - 2015) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2015, Dividend Coverage Ratio at Mesa Laboratories was 4.70, up 6.3% year-over-year; for FY2015 (ended Mar 31, 2015), it was 4.39, down 2.9% from FY2014.
- Annual Dividend Coverage Ratio has declined for three consecutive fiscal years.
- In prior fiscal years, Mesa Laboratories' Dividend Coverage Ratio was 4.52 in FY2014 (-2.8%), 4.66 in FY2013 (-3.3%), 4.81 in FY2012 (+15.9%) and 4.16 in FY2011.
- Quarterly Dividend Coverage Ratio has run from a low of 3.24 in fiscal Q3 2011 to a high of 6.63 in fiscal Q4 2014 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Dividend Coverage Ratio increased in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 7.5%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Dividend Coverage Ratio in the past five years was fiscal Q2 2015, with growth of 43.9%; the weakest was fiscal Q4 2015, with a decline of 40.1%.
- According to Business Quant data, Dividend Coverage Ratio for the three prior fiscal quarters was 3.97 (Q4 2015), 4.25 (Q3 2015) and 5.82 (Q2 2015).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div. Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 249.71 Bn | 228.86 Bn | 4.88 Bn | 9.92 |
| 2 | Abbott Laboratories | 171.00 Bn | 142.08 Bn | 7.27 Bn | 0.84 |
| 3 | Danaher | 155.79 Bn | 139.61 Bn | 3.61 Bn | - |
| 4 | Intuitive Surgical | 143.91 Bn | 123.46 Bn | 1.96 Bn | - |
| 5 | Medtronic | 110.42 Bn | 76.29 Bn | 6.34 Bn | 1.60 |
| 6 | Stryker | 105.71 Bn | 91.82 Bn | 4.50 Bn | - |
| 7 | Boston Scientific | 63.26 Bn | 58.27 Bn | 3.85 Bn | - |
| 8 | Edwards Lifesciences | 49.80 Bn | 33.91 Bn | 1.35 Bn | - |
| 9 | Becton Dickinson | 48.78 Bn | 45.93 Bn | 2.32 Bn | - |
| 10 | Mesa Laboratories | 727.12 Mn | 620.10 Mn | 39.01 Mn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2015 | 4.84 |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 3.97 |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 4.25 |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 5.82 |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 3.58 |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 6.63 |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 3.39 |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 4.04 |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 3.92 |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 5.40 |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 3.28 |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 5.14 |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 4.84 |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 5.13 |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 4.64 |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 5.21 |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 4.26 |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 5.57 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 3.24 |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 3.99 |
API Access
Mesa Laboratories Dividend Coverage Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividend-coverage-ratio&ticker=MLAB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividend-coverage-ratio", "ticker": "MLAB", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividend-coverage-ratio&ticker=MLAB&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();