Sentences with phrase «time dividend payouts»

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At the same time, the company has increased its dividend by 33 % over the past five years, yet its payout ratio is a paltry 9 %.

Like the P / E ratio and the dividend yield, the payout ratio is a snapshot of a specific point in time - contrary to profit growth covering a whole period.

* they also paid the special BBU dividend during this time period, which will be ignored for the purpose of calculating payout ratios.

Currency issues continue to hamper the company but with a low payout ratio, Aflac is set up to weather times like this without risks of dividend cuts or freezes.

Such dividend equivalents may be awarded or paid in the form of cash, shares of Common Stock, restricted stock, or restricted stock units, or a combination, and shall be determined by such formula and at such time and subject to such accrual, forfeiture, or payout restrictions or limitations as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.

With a FFO payout ratio near 100 % and management target around 70 %, it will become difficult to maintain a steady dividend hike and reach a lower payout ratio at the same time.

[112] The company began to offer a dividend on January 16, 2003, starting at eight cents per share for the fiscal year followed by a dividend of sixteen cents per share the subsequent year, switching from yearly to quarterly dividends in 2005 with eight cents a share per quarter and a special one - time payout of three dollars per share for the second quarter of the fiscal year.

In some cases, the dividend payout increases incrementally over time.

As such, dividend growth in the next few years certainly won't match that last few, but I'm very content with that given the exceedingly high current yield, my high confidence in Textainer to ride the storm through to better times, and ultra-safe P / E and reasonable payout ratio.

Overall, the company's strategic plans to improve organic growth and regain market share will take time to play out, but this blue chip dividend king should continue delivering rock solid income and low single - digit payout growth in the years ahead.

This difference is due to changes of the timing of some dividend payments; for whatever reason, this year my semester dividend income from Telefonica was credited in December while in 2016 I received the payout in November.

Within equities, we favor U.S. regional banks, selected health care stocks and companies able to expand their dividend payouts over time.

More importantly, the company achieved an ominous milestone during the quarter: free cash flow per share ($ 0.973) dipped below dividend payouts per share ($ 1.10) in the prior 12 - month period for the first time since mid-2013.

«We think the recently lowered dividend payout is sustainable, providing investors with an attractive 6 per cent fully franked yield at current prices... we view the risks facing Telstra as more than reflected in the current stock price, trading at 12 times forward earnings per share and 5.5 times earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation,» the analysts said.

The bulk of that payout — made up of earned compensation and dividend reinvestments — came on top of her roughly $ 300,000 in annual compensation for her part - time work on the board since 1995.

Tracking dividends monthly has been interesting in terms of seeing how various industries tend to provide their payouts around the same time.

Yep, I've never met a dividend payout I didn't like, and I'll take a passively earned dollar any time!

The payout ratio, when expressed as a percentage, equals the (percentage) dividend yield D times P / E10.

In terms of financial securities such as annuities and dividends, payouts refer to the amounts received at given points in time.

Not only have monthly dividend payouts hit new highs, but my dividend investing portfolio's value has benefited from the current bull market and has also reached new highs ($ 89,129 at the time of this post).

The big surprise this month was another unexpected dividend payout from HQL, this time paying 82 cents per share (Yeaaaahh!).

Dividends are more stable than earnings, so the payout ratio certainly varies over time.

In 2007 and the first half of 2008, the dividend payout ratio on the S&P 500 index hit an all time low of 30 %.

Unfortunately, the timing of those quarterly payouts means that some months have no quarterly payout at all, leaving only monthly dividend income.

The best Canadian dividend stocks respond to tough economic times by doing their best to maintain, or even increase, their payouts.

It is smart to look at the dividend payout ratio over several years, to rule out a one - time anomaly.

Some of the highest dividend - paying stocks on the market can be unexpectedly risky The best Canadian dividend stocks respond to tough economic times by doing their best to maintain, or even increase, their payouts.

This company has been high on my list for one reason: great EPS growth + low payout ratio = big time dividend growth.

But, since I re-distributed the sale proceeds to other funds that follow the regular quarterly payout cycle, my total dividends for 2017 year - to - date is higher than that for 2016 at the same time.

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That could, in turn result in what we saw in US financials in 2008, which would be cuts to banking sector stock dividend payouts, which account for a substantial portion of total returns over time.

International stocks often pay dividends annually rather than quarterly, allowing the fund's managers to move in and out of stocks based on the timing of their payouts.

The best dividend stocks respond to tough economic times by doing their best to maintain, or even increase their payouts.

However, the total weight of EHI's dividend payouts is now over 5.5 %, so it's time for me to stop right there.

Intel has raised its dividend four times over the last seven years including a doubling of the payout this coming quarter.

This website is dedicated to following those elite companies that have a proven record of increasing their dividend payouts over a long period of time — the longer the better — and seeks to become the «go - to» site for information about these companies.

But there are still lots of companies keep increasing dividend payout every year, so I think it's time to be selective.

There are higher end dividends, referred to as aristocrats, which have been known to gradually increase their payouts, even during tough economic times.

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In this particular trade the premium is worth almost 9 times more than the dividend payout, so early assignment is very unlikely.

This dividend income stream is built from a variety of companies that are properly valued, have sustainable dividend payouts, and have managed to grow earnings and dividends over time.

Unless you have a phat stash of cash to start with and feel comfortable going «all in» with that money, then it will take some time (see item 1 above) for your portfolio to grow large enough to realize decent dividend payouts.

If they expand their profits over time and maintain a consistent dividend payout ratio, they will pay a greater dividend over time.

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.

These are obviously more risky for investors as the stocks will have abnormally high dividend yields and payout ratios over 100 % most of the time.

Aflac's dividend payout ratio has increased over time from ~ 68.1 % to ~ 75.1 % in 2017.

This, to us, means that the reinvestment they're making is going to make the business more and more valuable over time and should mean higher and higher dividend payouts over time, assuming they keep their dividend policy roughly the same.

Over time, a smaller yielder that grows its payout robustly will overtake a current high yielder that lets its dividend languish or only polishes it with fractional hikes.

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You may be dependent on the income from preferred shares or be expecting price stability with a long future of dividend payouts, only to have your shares purchased back at an unexpected time.