Source code for skfolio.descriptor._dividend_yield._dividend_to_price

"""Dividend-to-price ratio descriptor."""

# Copyright (c) 2023-2026
# Author: Hugo Delatte <hugo.delatte@skfoliolabs.com>
# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause

from __future__ import annotations

import numpy as np

from skfolio.containers import AssetPanel
from skfolio.descriptor._base import BaseDescriptor
from skfolio.typing import FloatArray
from skfolio.utils.stats import safe_divide
from skfolio.utils.validation import validate_asset_panel


[docs] class DividendToPrice(BaseDescriptor, stateless=True): r"""Dividend-to-price ratio descriptor. Computes the ratio of trailing twelve-month common dividends to market capitalization: .. math:: \text{dividend\_to\_price}(t) = \frac{\text{dividends\_ttm}(t)}{\text{market\_cap}(t)} Dividend-to-price measures the income yield that shareholders receive relative to the current market price. High-yield stocks tend to be mature, cash-generative businesses, while low-yield stocks are typically growth-oriented or retain earnings for reinvestment [1]_. The dividend yield factor captures a distinct dimension of value beyond book or earnings ratios because dividends reflect management's confidence in sustainable cash flows. `dividends_ttm` should contain positive cash dividends paid on common shares only, excluding preferred dividends. This is consistent with `market_cap`, which reflects common equity. This descriptor uses aggregate quantities (dividends paid divided by market capitalization) rather than per-share quantities (dividends per share divided by split-adjusted close price). The two are mathematically equivalent when the price and per-share dividend use the same split-adjustment basis: .. math:: \frac{\text{dividends\_ttm}}{\text{market\_cap}} = \frac{\text{dividends\_ttm} / \text{shares\_out}}{\text{adj\_close}} = \frac{\text{dps\_ttm}}{\text{adj\_close}} The aggregate form is preferred because it avoids subtle split-adjustment mismatches between numerator and denominator. Aggregate fundamentals are the primary form from data providers and per-share quantities are derived from them. Parameters ---------- None Attributes ---------- n_assets_ : int Number of assets seen during fitting. asset_names_ : ndarray of shape (n_assets,) Asset names seen during fitting. References ---------- .. [1] "Common risk factors in the returns on stocks and bonds" Journal of Financial Economics. Fama, E. F., & French, K. R. (1993). See Also -------- ForwardDividendToPrice : Forward (analyst-predicted) dividend yield. ShareholderYield : Dividend yield plus net buybacks. Examples -------- >>> from skfolio.datasets import make_synthetic_characteristics >>> from skfolio.descriptor import DividendToPrice >>> >>> X = make_synthetic_characteristics() >>> >>> descriptor = DividendToPrice() >>> dividend_to_price = descriptor.fit_transform(X) """
[docs] def fit_transform(self, X: AssetPanel, y=None, **fit_params) -> FloatArray: """Compute trailing dividend-to-price ratios. Parameters ---------- X : AssetPanel Input panel containing `dividends_ttm` and `market_cap`. y : None Ignored. Present for compatibility with scikit-learn's API. **fit_params : dict Additional fit parameters. Ignored. Returns ------- dividend_to_price : ndarray of shape (n_observations, n_assets) Dividend-to-price ratio for each observation and asset. """ validate_asset_panel( self, X, required_fields=["dividends_ttm", "market_cap"], non_negative_or_nan=["dividends_ttm"], strictly_positive_or_nan=["market_cap"], ) return safe_divide(X["dividends_ttm"], X["market_cap"], fill_value=np.nan)