Yesterday, HICL Infrastructure, paid out its December quarterly dividend.
2.06p a share
The total issued share capital with voting rights is 2,031,488,061
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/news-article/HICL/total-voting-rights/15563731
Thus:-
2,031,488,061 x £0.0206 = £41,848,654.0566
That is £41million paid to shareholders
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/stock/HICL/hicl-infrastructure-plc/company-page
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One can see the volatility of the price of crude oil. One can see the ascent of the price, over the past 3 years.
Today the oil major Shell PLC paid out its December dividend
20.61p per ordinary share
Shell plc’s capital as at September 26, 2022, consists of 7,194,587,068 ordinary shares of €0.07 each. Shell plc holds no shares in Treasury.
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/news-article/SHEL/voting-rights-and-capital/15646672
Thus:-
7,194,587,068 x 0.2061 = £1,482,804,394.7148
£1,482 Million = £1.482 Billion paid to Shell’s shareholders
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/stock/SHEL/shell-plc/company-page
Yesterday, one of the UK’s oil majors, BP paid out its December dividend
4.9402 pence per share.
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/news-article/BP./payment-of-dividends-in-sterling/15745862
The total number of voting rights in BP p.l.c. is 18,173,681,534
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/news-article/BP./total-voting-rights/15740289
Thus:-
18,173,681,534 x 0.049402 = £897,816,215.142668
£897 Million.
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/stock/BP./bp-plc/company-page
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Another month, guess what, take a lucky guess, it is the same old story, HM Government, spends more money than it receives via taxes and duties.
Now we are in a post Covid 19 world. UK’s HM Government needs to fund many new demands. [www.dmo.gov.uk]
https://www.dmo.gov.uk/data/pdfdatareport?reportCode=D2.1PROF7
Another deficit month, thus to bridge the gap, needs to borrow on the bond market In November 2022, the HM Government had to borrow money to meet the difference between tax revenues and public sector expenditure. The term for this is the PSNCR: The Public Sector Net Cash Requirement. There were “only” 5 auctions of Gilts (UK Government Bonds) by the UK Debt Management Office to raise cash for HM Treasury:-
23-Nov-2022 0¼% Treasury Gilt 2025 £3,559.5000 Million
15-Nov-2022 1% Treasury Gilt 2032 £3,250.0000 Million
15-Nov-2022 0 7/8% Treasury Gilt 2046 £2,250.0000 Million
10-Nov-2022 4 1/8% Treasury Gilt 2027 £4,374.9980 Million
09-Nov-2022 0 7/8% Green Gilt 2033 £2,750.0000 Million
£3,559.5000 Million + £3,250.0000 Million + £2,250.0000 Million + £4,374.9980 Million + £2,750.0000 Million = £16,184.498 Million
£16,184.498 Million = £16.184498 Billion
On another way of looking at it, is in the 30 days in November 2022, HM Government borrowed:- £539.48326666666666666666666666667 Million each day for the 30 days.
We are fortunate, while the global banking and financial markets still has the confidence in HM Government to buy the Gilts (Lend money to the UK), the budget deficit keeps rising. What is also alarming, is the dates these bonds maturing from 2025 to 2046. All long-term borrowings, we are mortgaging our futures, but at least “We Are In It Together……”
Today, the fast moving consumer goods and foods giant, Unilever pays out its December 2022 dividend.
37.22p
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/news-article/ULVR/total-voting-rights/15655988
There were 2,541,524,380 shares with voting rights:-
2,541,524,380 x £0.3722 = £945,955,374.236
That is £945million
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/stock/ULVR/unilever-plc/company-page
The Foresight Solar Fund is a London listed investment trust, investing in ground-based solar PV and battery storage assets, to deliver attractive, sustainable dividends.
https://fsfl.foresightgroup.eu/
The Company’s objective is to provide investors with a sustainable and progressive quarterly dividend. The Company aims to preserve and where possible enhance capital value through the reinvestment of excess cash flows, not required for the payment of dividends
TOP 10 SITES BY INSTALLED CAPACITY: PORTFOLIO DETAILS
UK 72% of assets
Australia 16% of assets
Spain 12% of assets
Shotwick (UK) 72 Net Installed Capacity(MW)
Oakey 2 (AUS) 70 Net Installed Capacity(MW)
Bannerton (AUS) 531 Net Installed Capacity(MW)
Sandridge (UK) 50 Net Installed Capacity(MW)
Los Llanos (Spain) 49 Net Installed Capacity(MW)
Landmead (UK) 46 Net Installed Capacity(MW)
Kencot (UK) 37 Net Installed Capacity(MW)
Bournemouth (UK) 37 Net Installed Capacity(MW)
Port Farm (UK) 35 Net Installed Capacity(MW)
Wymeswold (UK) 34 Net Installed Capacity(MW)
https://www.londonstockexchange.com/stock/FSFL/foresight-solar-fund-limited/company-page
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