Analyzing MSC Industrial Direct Co's Ex-Dividend Date

On October 20, 2020, MSC Industrial Direct Co MSM announced shareholders can expect to receive a dividend payable on November 24, 2020. The stock will then go ex-dividend 1 business day(s) before the record date. MSC Industrial Direct Co has an ex-dividend date set for for November 9, 2020. The company's current dividend payout is $0.75, which equates to a dividend yield of 4.56% at current price levels.

The Significance Of An Ex-Dividend Date

Ex-dividend dates are when company shares stop trading with their current dividend payouts in preparation for those companies to announce new ones. Usually, a company's ex-dividend date falls one business day before its record date. Investors should keep this in mind when purchasing stocks because buying them on or after ex-dividend dates does not qualify them to receive the declared payment. Newly declared dividends go to shareholders who have owned that stock before the ex-dividend date. Most ex-dividend dates operate on a quarterly basis.

Understanding MSC Industrial Direct Co's Dividend Performance

Over the past year, MSC Industrial Direct Co has experienced no change regarding its dividend payouts and an overall upward trend regarding its yields. Last year on January 21, 2020 the company's payout was $0.75, which has returned to its value today. MSC Industrial Direct Co's dividend yield last year was 4.04%, which has since grown by 0.52%.
Companies use dividend yields in different strategic ways. Some companies may opt to not give yields altogether to reinvest in themselves. Other companies may opt to increase or decrease their yield amounts to control how their shares circulate throughout the stock market.

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