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Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. · OTC
Price: $0.49 · Annual div: $1.40/share · Frequency: quarterly · Payout ratio: 50% · Ex-div: TBD
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$10,000 in SFES → $79.0K in 10 years · $18.32/month
Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. no longer investing. It is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in expansion financings, growth capital, management buyouts, recapitalizations, industry consolidations, corporate spinouts, growth stage, and early stage financings. It initially invests in a Series A-C round and opportunistically in a seed round. The firm prefers to make investments in companies engaged in the technology, financial services, and healthcare sector. Within the technology sector, it invests in software as a service, adtech / digital media, Internet of Everything, enhanced security, predictive analytics, machine learning, artificial intelligence, enterprise software, technology enabled services, internet/new media, financial technology, cloud, mobile, social, big data, in memory, and selected business services with capital requirements of up to $25 million. Within healthcare sector, the firm invests in molecular and point-of-care diagnostics, medical devices, regenerative medicine, medical technology, digital health, healthcare technology, specialty pharmaceuticals, and selected healthcare services. It invests throughout the United States with a focus on Mid-Atlantic region, and Southeastern Canada. The firm primarily invests between $5 million and $25 million in growth equity financing and between $5 million and $10 million in early-stage financing. It typically invests in the capital structures including owner financed and bootstrapped companies, corporate division or business unit, and venture capital-backed seeking a growth partner. The firm prefers to be the largest shareholder in its portfolio companies, with ownership in the range of 20 percent to 50 percent. However, it may occasionally take a majority or smaller stake in its portfolio companies. It prefers to invest in companies having proprietary technology and intellectual property. The firm prefers to take a Board seat in its portfolio companies. The company was founded in 1953 as Lancaster Corporation and changed its name to Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. in 1981. Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. is based in Radnor, Pennsylvania with additional office in Weston, Massachusetts.
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Real after-tax yield depends on where you live and how you hold SFES.
| Account/Country | Tax Rate | After-tax Yield | Real Yield | $10K Annual Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Roth IRA / 401k | 0% | 285.71% | 282.91% | $28,571 / yr |
| 🇺🇸 US Taxable (15%) ✓ | 15% | 242.85% | 240.05% | $24,285 / yr |
| 🇺🇸 US Taxable (20%) | 20% | 228.57% | 225.77% | $22,857 / yr |
| 🇬🇧 UK ISA | 0% | 285.71% | 282.91% | $28,571 / yr |
| 🇬🇧 UK Taxable | 8.75% | 260.71% | 257.91% | $26,071 / yr |
| 🇨🇦 TFSA | 0% | 285.71% | 282.91% | $28,571 / yr |
| 🇨🇦 CA Taxable | 25% | 214.28% | 211.48% | $21,428 / yr |
| 🇦🇺 Super (pension) | 15% | 242.85% | 240.05% | $24,285 / yr |
| 🇦🇺 AU Taxable | 30% | 200.00% | 197.20% | $20,000 / yr |
| 🇩🇪 DE Taxable | 26.375% | 210.35% | 207.55% | $21,035 / yr |
| 🇫🇷 FR Taxable | 30% | 200.00% | 197.20% | $20,000 / yr |
Real yield = after-tax yield minus US CPI of 2.8%. 12-month CPI (US BLS via FMP economic-indicators). Click any row to select. US withholding tax (30%, reducible by treaty) applies to non-US residents holding US stocks in taxable accounts.
12-month CPI (US BLS via FMP economic-indicators).
Based on current dividend of $1.40/share/yr · 🇺🇸 US Taxable (15%) · static projection (no growth assumed).
SFES pays quarterly — 4 times per year. Next ex-div: TBD.
How SFES compares to typical Financial Services averages.
Benchmarks: S&P 500 sector averages (2024–2026). Sources: Morningstar, Bloomberg, NAREIT. 5Y CAGR for SFES sourced from FMP /financial-growth endpoint — real data, not estimates.
When executives buy their own stock, it's a signal they believe in the dividend's sustainability.
| Insider | Title | Type | Date | Shares | Price | Total Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C-Conversion | 2013-12-06 | 5,611,555 | — | — | ||
| C-Conversion | 2013-12-06 | 561,155.5 | — | — | ||
| Other | 2013-09-03 | 5,611,555 | — | — | ||
| X-InTheMoney | 2012-10-25 | 785,383 | $0.25 | $196.3K | ||
| X-InTheMoney | 2012-10-25 | 785,383 | $0.25 | $196.3K | ||
| X-InTheMoney | 2012-10-25 | 785,383 | $0.25 | $196.3K | ||
| X-InTheMoney | 2012-10-25 | 785,383 | $0.25 | $196.3K | ||
| Buy | 2012-02-17 | 4,500,000 | $0.40 | $1.80M | ||
| Buy | 2012-02-17 | 125,000 | $0.40 | $50.0K | ||
| A-Award | 2012-02-16 | 25,000 | $0.65 | $16.3K |
Insider transactions sourced from SEC Form 4 filings via Financial Modeling Prep. See disclaimer.
Altman Z-Score predicts bankruptcy risk. Piotroski F-Score measures financial strength across 9 criteria. High scores → lower dividend cut risk. Data via FMP financial statements.
Dividend yields, payout ratios, and financial metrics are sourced from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) and cross-referenced with SEC EDGAR filings. Data is cached and updated every 24 hours via our nightly refresh. DRIP projections are forward-looking estimates, not guarantees.
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