Guinness Anchor generous with dividends

THE most attractive thing about Guinness Anchor Bhd is its dividends. How most analysts regard Guinness is simple: Looking at the yields is enough. Investors get good returns and anything extra like share price appreciation, is a bonus. 

An investor holding a lot of Guinness share since Jan 2, 1990, then valued at RM6.20, would be sorely disappointed if share price appreciation was expected. From Jan 2, 1990 to Dec 31, 2002, the highest price Guinness share ever went was RM6.60 on Feb 14, 1997. By the end of last year, Guinness' share price had plummeted 43.5% from the original price.