Yahoo Finance Amphenol (NYSE:APH) Is Paying Out Less In Dividends Than Last Year
Amphenol Corporation (NYSE:APH) is reducing its dividend to US$0.14 on the 14th of July. The dividend yield will be in the average range for the industry at 1.2%.
See our latest analysis for Amphenol
Amphenol's Earnings Easily Cover the Distributions
Unless the payments are sustainable, the dividend yield doesn't mean too much. However, Amphenol's earnings easily cover the dividend. As a result, a large proportion of what it earned was being reinvested back into the business.
Looking forward, earnings per share is forecast to rise by 9.7% over the next year. If the dividend continues along recent trends, we estimate the payout ratio will be 40%, which is in the range that makes us comfortable with the sustainability of the dividend.
Amphenol Has A Solid Track Record
The company has a sustained record of paying dividends with very little fluctuation. The first annual payment during the last 10 years was US$0.015 in 2011, and the most recent fiscal year payment was US$0.58. This means that it has been growing its distributions at 44% per annum over that time. We can see that payments have shown some very nice upward momentum without faltering, which provides some reassurance that future payments will also be reliable.
The Dividend Looks Likely To Grow
Investors could be attracted to the stock based on the quality of its payment history. It's encouraging to see Amphenol has been growing its earnings per share at 13% a year over the past five years. Amphenol definitely has the potential to grow its dividend in the future with earnings on an uptrend and a low payout ratio.
We Really Like Amphenol's Dividend
Overall, we think that Amphenol could be a great option for a dividend investment, although we would have preferred if the dividend wasn't cut this year. The cut will allow the company to continue paying out the dividend without putting the balance sheet under pressure, which means that it could remain sustainable for longer. All in all, this checks a lot of the boxes we look for when choosing an income stock.
Investors generally tend to favour companies with a consistent, stable dividend policy as opposed to those operating an irregular one. Meanwhile, despite the importance of dividend payments, they are not the only factors our readers should know when assessing a company. As an example, we've identified 2 warning signs for Amphenol that you should be aware of before investing. If you are a dividend investor, you might also want to look at our curated list of high performing dividend stock.
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