LONDON, UK / ACCESSWIRE / May 10, 2018 / Active-Investors has a free review on Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM) ("ExxonMobil") following the Company's announcement that it will begin trading ex-dividend on May 11, 2018. To capture the dividend payout, investors must purchase the stock a day prior to the ex-dividend date that is by latest at the end of the trading session on May 10, 2018. Active-Investors has initiated due-diligence on this dividend stock. Register with us for more free research including the one on XOM:

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Dividend Declared

On April 25, 2018, ExxonMobil's Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.82 per share on its Common Stock, payable on June 11, 2018, to shareholders of record of Common Stock at the close of business on May 14, 2018. This second quarter dividend compares with $0.77 per share paid in the first quarter of 2018.

ExxonMobil's indicated dividend represents a yield of 4.22%, which is substantially higher than the average dividend yield of 2.45% for the Basic Materials sector. Through its dividends, the corporation has shared its success with its shareholders for more than 100 years and has increased its annual dividend payment to shareholders for 36 consecutive years.

Dividend Insight

ExxonMobil has a dividend payout ratio of 70.5%, which means that the Company spends approximately $0.71 for dividend distribution out of every $1.00 earned. The dividend payout ratio reflects how much amount a company is returning to shareholders versus how much money it is keeping on hand to reinvest in growth, to pay off debt, and/or to add to its cash reserves.

According to analysts' estimates, ExxonMobil is forecasted to report earnings of $4.85 per share for the next year, which is substantially higher than the Company's annualized dividend of $3.28 per share.

ExxonMobil's cash flow from operations and asset sales was $9.96 billion in Q1 2018, including proceeds associated with asset sales of $1.4 billion. During the reported quarter, the corporation distributed $3.3 billion in dividends to shareholders. The Company's strong financial position indicates its ability to absorb any fluctuations in earnings and cash flow and to sustain the dividend distribution for a long period.

Recent Development for Exxon

On May 01, 2018, SABIC, a global leader in diversified chemicals headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and ExxonMobil announced that they have created a new joint venture to advance development of the Gulf Coast Growth Ventures project, a 1.8 million tonne ethane cracker currently planned for construction in San Patricio County, Texas. The facility will also include a monoethylene glycol unit and two polyethylene units.

SABIC is the operating partner for two long-standing joint ventures with ExxonMobil in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Kemya in Jubail, and Yanpet in Yanbu. Creation of the new joint venture represents a key milestone that allows the two companies to continue advancing the project, which is expected to create 600 new permanent jobs, about 3,500 indirect and induced jobs during operations as well as 6,000 construction jobs during the peak of construction.

Construction of the project, announced in 2016, is pending completion of the environmental permitting process. The plant is expected to be operational in the 2021-2022 timeframe.

About Exxon Mobil Corp.

ExxonMobil, the largest publicly traded international oil and gas company, uses technology and innovation to help meet the world's growing energy needs. ExxonMobil holds an industry-leading inventory of resources. It is also one of the largest refiners and marketers of petroleum products, and its chemical company is one of the largest in the world.

Stock Performance Snapshot

May 09, 2018 - At Wednesday's closing bell, ExxonMobil's stock rose 2.36%, ending the trading session at $79.93.

Volume traded for the day: 17.12 million shares, which was above the 3-month average volume of 15.33 million shares.

Stock performance in the last month ? up 3.71%; and previous three-month period ? up 3.89%

After yesterday's close, ExxonMobil's market cap was at $338.13 billion.

Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio was at 23.63.

The stock has a dividend yield of 4.10%.

The stock is part of the Basic Materials sector, categorized under the Major Integrated Oil & Gas industry. This sector was up 2.2% at the end of the session.

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