The company's payout ratios have more than doubled over the last decade (see below), but there is still plenty of cushion for Eaton to
continue paying its dividend from operating earnings and cash flow if unexpectedly difficult times were to hit.
First, the indemnity payments offered by the government may not be enough to avoid companies from generating zero to negative EBIDTA, to offset investment and asset impairments, and ultimately to generate enough cash for future investments and net income to
continue paying dividends (which would be a severe blow particularly to preferred shareholders).
The company is well positioned to
continue paying its dividend and offer a modest increase year after year.
I own quality companies that will
continue paying me dividends and the stock prices will eventually recover.
Given that Roche has been generating over $ 10 billion in net income and nearly $ 50 billion in revenue annually over the past few years, this means the company has the ability to
continue paying the dividend.
We use the term «safety» as it pertains to the ability of a company to
continue paying its dividend.
Not only are we comfortable with Pepsi's ability to
continue paying its dividend we also expect it will increase the divvy by 7 % per year for the foreseeable future, which gives dividend growth investors a nice little kicker.
This is a very healthy level — even if General Dynamics» earnings were unexpectedly cut in half, its payout ratio would only rise to about 60 %, providing plenty of safety to
continue paying the dividend.
It is important to look at the payout ratio of dividend paying stocks to ensure that the company is able to
continue paying its dividend.
They take into account more than a dozen key factors that influence a company's ability to
continue paying dividends.
When looking at dividend paying stocks, you should ask yourself how realistic is it for this company to
continue paying its dividend.