Not exact matches
There are a multitude of reasons as to why this occurs but it's a powerful enough force that many investors have done quite well for themselves over an investing lifetime by focusing on
dividend stocks, specifically one of two strategies -
dividend growth, which focuses on acquiring a diversified portfolio of
companies that have raised their
dividends at rates considerably above
average and high
dividend yield, which focuses on stocks that offer significantly above -
average dividend yields as measured by the
dividend rate compared to the stock market price.
Discipline refers to the rigorous quantitative and qualitative methodologies used in the identification and selection of
companies that have: better than
average relative valuations; a track record of
dividend growth and a sustainable payout level; and balance sheet strength.
Management at
growth companies are able to use that earnings
growth to produce a higher return for investors with a return - on - equity of 17.8 % versus 16.4 % on
average at
dividend - paying
companies.
Medium Risk —
Growth (M / GRW) Lower to average risk equities of companies with sound financials, consistent earnings growth, the potential for long - term price appreciation, a potential dividend yield, and / or share repurchase pr
Growth (M / GRW) Lower to
average risk equities of
companies with sound financials, consistent earnings
growth, the potential for long - term price appreciation, a potential dividend yield, and / or share repurchase pr
growth, the potential for long - term price appreciation, a potential
dividend yield, and / or share repurchase program.
Above - industry -
average earnings
growth suggests the
company's profitability should have the ability to support higher
dividends in the future.
• At 3.2 %, the
company's yield is around
average for the best
dividend growth stocks.
Despite the
company's solid track record of raising its
dividend for 26 consecutive years, we can see below that
dividend growth has only
averaged about 3 % for most the past decade.
The
company's strengths really begin with management's focus on generating consistent annual funds from operations (FFO) per share
growth, increasing the
dividend annually, and assuming below
average balance sheet and portfolio risk.
As seen below, the
company's payout ratios have been somewhat volatile over the last decade but have
averaged around 50 - 60 %, providing reasonable cushion and opportunity for
dividend growth.
It does benefit, however, from holding healthier underlying
companies with reduced instances of delisting (0 vs. 9), which leads to a higher
average total return (13.4 % vs. 11.4 %), lower volatility (13.6 % vs. 15.3 %), and higher subsequent five - year
dividend growth rate (18.0 % vs. 11.1 %).
Crown Castle's
Dividend Growth Score of 50 suggests that the company's dividend growth potential is
Dividend Growth Score of 50 suggests that the company's dividend growth potential is av
Growth Score of 50 suggests that the
company's
dividend growth potential is
dividend growth potential is av
growth potential is
average.
To summarize, I plan on creating a diversified portfolio of
dividend growth stocks, by slowly dollar cost
averaging my way into attractively valued quality
companies over time.
Eaton's
Dividend Growth Score of 65 suggests that the company's dividend growth potential is above
Dividend Growth Score of 65 suggests that the company's dividend growth potential is above av
Growth Score of 65 suggests that the
company's
dividend growth potential is above
dividend growth potential is above av
growth potential is above
average.
LOBLAW
COMPANIES LTD. $ 65 (Toronto symbol L; Conservative
Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 379.0 million; Market cap: $ 24.6 billion; Price - to - sales ratio: 0.5;
Dividend yield: 1.8 %; TSINetwork Rating: Above
Average; www.loblaw.ca) operates 1,084 supermarkets under a variety of banners: Loblaw, Zehrs, Provigo, Real Canadian Superstore and No... Read More
The strategy objective is capital appreciation with above
average income through value opportunities and
companies with meaningful
dividends and
dividend growth potential.
Dividend Yield > 4 %
Average Volume > 50k, to filter out illiquid
companies PEG ratio < 1, which can be used as a «
growth at a reasonable price» indication Forward PE > 0, to make sure the
company is projected to be profitable going forward Debt / Equity <.4, to make sure the
company's balance sheet is relatively healthy on a debt basis Price > 200 Day SMA, to make sure the
company is in a positive trend (something I've written about numerous times)
Over the last 5 years, the
company has compounded
dividends at an
average rate of 15.65 %, while over the last decade the
company's annual
dividend growth rate is 12.11 %.
This is a high quality group of healthcare
companies that possess above -
average growth potential plus an above -
average dividend yield that is expected to grow at above -
average future rates.
The
company's payout ratios are relatively low compared to peers as well, which should provide at least
average dividend growth going forward.
Although each of these
companies pays a
dividend, due to the cyclical nature of this industry we encourage the reader to carefully review the dividend history Read more about 7 Large - cap Industrials with High Growth Rates, Low Valuations and Above - average Dividend Yields -
dividend, due to the cyclical nature of this industry we encourage the reader to carefully review the
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Dividend Yields -LSB-...]
Since 2011, the year - over-year
dividend increases have been in the double digits, giving the
company a 5 - year
average dividend growth rate of 17.27 %.
Moreover, the
company had increased its
dividend every year since 2003 by an
average growth rate of 23 % per year.
LOBLAW
COMPANIES LTD. $ 56 (Toronto symbol L; Conservative
Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 413.5 million; Market cap: $ 23.2 billion; Price - to - sales ratio: 0.5;
Dividend yield: 1.8 %; TSINetwork Rating: Above
Average; www.loblaw.ca) is Canada's largest food retailer, with about 1,200 stores.
LOBLAW
COMPANIES LTD. $ 48 (Toronto symbol L; Conservative
Growth Portfolio, Consumer sector; Shares outstanding: 412.7 million; Market cap: $ 19.8 billion; Price - to - sales ratio: 0.4;
Dividend yield: 2.0 %; TSINetwork Rating: Above
Average; www.loblaw.ca) is Canada's largest food retailer, with roughly 1,200 stores.
Since the current payout ratios are slightly higher than the
company's historical
average, investors should probably expect annual
dividend growth that's slightly less than EPS and FCF
growth, along the lines of 6 % to 8 % a year.
One question I have for you is, do you know the
average yield and / or
growth of
dividends from your 50 +
company portfolio?
The screen combines the four elements of quality and value (
growth rate,
growth quality, price to 10 year earnings
average and price to 10 year
dividend average) and ranks each eligible stock in the FTSE All - Share (about 200
companies are eligible, i.e. have an unbroken 10 year record of
dividend payments).
Welltower's
Dividend Growth Score is 26, which indicates that the company's dividend growth potential is somewhat weaker than
Dividend Growth Score is 26, which indicates that the company's dividend growth potential is somewhat weaker than av
Growth Score is 26, which indicates that the
company's
dividend growth potential is somewhat weaker than
dividend growth potential is somewhat weaker than av
growth potential is somewhat weaker than
average.