Not exact matches
Even after the successful refranchising process and factoring in the positive effect
of the US corporate tax
cut, I see Coca Cola's
dividend payout ratio above 80 % in the medium run and marching up from that
level year by year.
Instead, the U.S. has found ways to
cut taxes at the corporate
level and has applied in recent years lower tax rates to
dividend income, so that the combined burden
of taxation on distributed income is lower, but it is still a sub-optimal solution which has been widely recognized to exist since at least the 1950s.
Especially, when he sees high quality stocks at prices
cut to 25 %
of today's
levels but still paying today's
dividend amounts.
The only real downside has been the
dividend cuts, which has made my quest a «4 steps forward, 1 step back» experience (Limited Control) and the amount
of time and money it has taken to reach my current
level of dividend income.
At that
level of income diversification I'm not going to lose any sleep over worries
of a
dividend cut.
At today's
level, the worst case would be a permanent, (real)
dividend cut of 20 %.
Businesses with high debt
levels can be at greater risk
of cutting their
dividend if they unexpectedly fall on hard times.
Between its high debt
levels and recently disappointing earnings results, it's looking like only a matter
of time before Frontier
cuts its
dividend.
All First
Cut companies were also required to have cash flow three times the
level of their indicated
dividend.
The initial chaos in bail court caused by these projects pays
dividends down the line as the vast majority
of cases have resulted in most minor players being
cut out entirely with mid and high -
level suspects entering guilty pleas.
It also needs to
cut its
dividend, reduce the number
of stores in mature markets and focus on getting its product mix and price
levels right, as well as reducing or writing off excess inventory that gets in the way
of new trends hitting its shelves, he said.