Conversely, companies with high payout ratios may have difficulty maintaining dividend payments. (investopedia.com)
There are however high dividend paying companies that have a strong record of maintaining their dividends that I am currently looking into. (millionendeavour.com)
I think that this particular market highlights that it is a possibility since many companies have not only maintained their dividends, but many have continued to increase them. (canadiancapitalist.com)