Central Asia Metals plc (AIM: CAML), a leading mining company listed on the AIM market, has been recognised as one of the top 10 AIM-quoted companies with the highest dividend yield percentage as of February 2025. This achievement underscores the company’s commitment to delivering strong returns to its shareholders.
For the fiscal year 2023, CAML declared a total dividend of 18 pence per ordinary share, reflecting its robust financial performance and shareholder-focused strategy. Additionally, for the first half of 2024, the company maintained its interim dividend at 9 pence per ordinary share, consistent with the same period in the previous year.
CAML’s current dividend yield stands at an impressive 11.66%, placing it well above both the industry average of 4.6% and the top quartile of UK market dividend payers at 5.93%. This high yield highlights CAML’s attractiveness to income-focused investors, despite its high payout ratio of over 100%, which indicates dividends are not fully covered by earnings but are supported by strong cash flow coverage.
The company operates key mining assets, including copper production facilities in Kazakhstan and zinc and lead operations in North Macedonia. Its consistent dividend payments over the years have made it a standout performer on AIM, a market known for its growth-oriented smaller companies.
