Sentences with phrase «less the dividend payout»

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It serves customers in New Jersey and Delaware, and has increased its dividend for 42 consecutive years and still maintains a payout ratio less than two - thirds of its earnings.

IBM has a payout ratio of 49 %, using less than half its adjusted income to support its dividend, so there's plenty of room to support future increases.

The rapid pace of change and continuous need to invest for growth make consistent dividend payouts less common.

Price lower than the market, payout ratio less than 60 %, and history of dividend growth.

How sustainable is the dividend, can Consolidated Water afford to pay it from its earnings today and in 3 years (Payout ratio less than 90 %)?

How sustainable is the dividend, can Pan American Silver afford to pay it from its earnings today and in 3 years (Payout ratio less than 90 %)?

How sustainable is the dividend, can Artesian Resources afford to pay it from its earnings today and in 3 years (Payout ratio less than 90 %)?

How sustainable is the dividend, can Marvell Technology Group afford to pay it from its earnings today and in 3 years (Payout ratio less than 90 %)?

Taking this key metric into account, I ran a screen for dividend payers in the energy and materials sector, trading on a major U.S. exchange with yields better than the 10 - year Treasury and an even more sustainable payout ratio of less than 25 % — lower than the S&P 500 average.

Additionally, corporations have shown less willingness to pay dividends, and investors have shown less inclination to demand dividends, to the payout ratio today is roughly half of what it was in the early 60s.

The payout ratio (dividends per share divided by earnings per share) for the last four quarters (trailing 12 months) is less than or equal to 85 % for utilities and less than or equal to 50 % for companies in other industries;

Look for companies that pay a yield of 3 % or more and have a dividend payout ratio of less than 70 %, he says.

For companies not in the utility sector, the long - term debt - to - equity ratio is less than or equal to 50 % and the dividend payout ratio is less than or equal to 50 %.

Considering that I've held WDR for less than a year and have received some dividend payouts, my WDR investment proved to have a respectable total return.

The Dow's annual dividend payout has been less than 3 % for 235 out of the past 246 months.

Question: Is the sweet spot for covered call stock selection buying solid balance sheet / good cash flow companies with a history of paying a growing dividend (and a payout ration say less than 70 %) during times when implied volatility may be higher (such as now)- so valuations for the stocks you are writing calls on are lower - despite being solid companies.

This is clearly less than in May — traditionally the month with the highest dividend payout in Germany * — yet June has still been one of the three most profitable months in 2017 for me so far.

Over the years as I've built my dividend portfolio of over 40 stocks, the payout date spread - out has naturally taken its shape where majority of the payments come in during the last month of the quarter and the lesser during the first two months.

When the dividend payout ratio goes higher than 75 %, chances are that the company is less likely to increase it dividends in the future.

While stable companies with less potential for growth may afford to maintain a high dividend payout ratio, new companies or emerging markets may not be able to do this.

Below is a list of 8 stocks yielding more then 3 % with a dividend payout ratio less than 70 % as of the close on April 27th.

Below is a list of 11 stocks yielding more than 3 % with a dividend payout ratio less than 70 % as of the close on July 9th.

The company has shown a relatively impressive ability to keep operating expenses in check and generate solid free cash flow, while the P / E is less than 10, the dividend payout is more than 5 % and profits per share are expected to increase from $ 6.14 last year to $ 6.67 this year and $ 7.79 in 2015.

Payout rates (dividends as a percentage of As Reported GAAP earnings) remain low, as companies payout record amounts, but payout less as a percentage of what they are making - > cash sets another Payout rates (dividends as a percentage of As Reported GAAP earnings) remain low, as companies payout record amounts, but payout less as a percentage of what they are making - > cash sets another payout record amounts, but payout less as a percentage of what they are making - > cash sets another payout less as a percentage of what they are making - > cash sets another record

However, the company's average dividend quality score of 58 out of a possible score of 100, points to some weakness in the sustainability of its robust payout ratio, and makes its less attractive for dividend investors seeking current income.

High payout ratios can be riskier because there is less wiggle room to continue paying dividends if earnings unexpectedly decline.

Using an alternate criterion (that the average of five years of payout ratios or the ratio of the average of five years of dividends divided by five years of earnings must be below 40 %), there were three sequences with returns less than 1 % over 5 - years: 1997, 1998 and 2000.

These are the years with single - year payout ratios less than 50 % and with 5 - year dividend growth rates less than 1.0 %.

Lower payout ratios are preferable because less of a company's net income will be disbursed as dividend payments.

These are the years in which the five - year average of the payout ratio is less than 50 % and the 5 - year dividend growth rate is less than 1.0 %.

So, the difference in dividend payout is not a ploy by fund houses to make direct plans less attractive, but it's a regulatory requirement / an accounting challenge.

All of the above dividend growth stocks sport dividend payout ratios of less than 50 %.

For example, if I receive on a $ 10 dividend payout on Target Corporation, I can take that $ 10 and invest in a dividend stock that is less than $ 10.

20 Pro Forma Financial Highlights Sources & Uses Refinance PENN Existing Debt: $ 2.7 billion Pre-spin redemption of Fortress Investment Group Conversion Shares: $ 412 million Pre-spin redemption of other Preferred Equity: $ 253 million (1) Cash portion of the Accumulated E&P Dividend: $ 438 million Transaction Expenses: ~ $ 145 million Total Transaction Debt: $ 3.75 — $ 4.25 billion Key GLPI (REIT) Stats Target Leverage: 5.5 x EBITDA Target Interest Coverage: 3.2 x Target Dividend Payout Ratio: ~ 80 % AFFO less employee option holder dividends Key PNG (OpCo) Stats Target Leverage: 3.0 x EBITDA Implied Adjusted Leverage: 5.6 x EBITDAR Target Rent Coverage: ~ 2.0 x Target Interest Coverage: > 5.0 x Includes $ 22.5 m Preferred Equity redeemed in the first quarter of 2013

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.

A low dividend yield and a high payout ratio would likely be a less attractive investment.

As long as the received dividend payout is less than your annual premiums, the dividend is not taxable.

I was fortunate in the timing for these investments, but my patience was due in large part to the less healthy dividend payout ratios.