Brady (NYSE:BRC) Has Re-Affirmed Its Dividend Of US$0.23

The board of Brady Corporation (NYSE:BRC) has announced that it will pay a dividend of US$0.23 per share on the 29th of July. This means the annual payment is 1.9% of the current stock price, which is above the average for the industry.

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Brady's Payment Has Solid Earnings Coverage

While it is great to have a strong dividend yield, we should also consider whether the payment is sustainable. However, prior to this announcement, Brady's dividend was comfortably covered by both cash flow and earnings. As a result, a large proportion of what it earned was being reinvested back into the business.

Over the next year, EPS is forecast to expand by 23.5%. If the dividend continues along recent trends, we estimate the payout ratio will be 27%, which is in the range that makes us comfortable with the sustainability of the dividend.

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Brady Has A Solid Track Record

The company has been paying a dividend for a long time, and it has been quite stable which gives us confidence in the future dividend potential. The first annual payment during the last 10 years was US$0.74 in 2012, and the most recent fiscal year payment was US$0.90. This works out to be a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of approximately 2.0% a year over that time. Slow and steady dividend growth might not sound that exciting, but dividends have been stable for ten years, which we think makes this a fairly attractive offer.

The Dividend Has Growth Potential

Investors who have held shares in the company for the past few years will be happy with the dividend income they have received. Brady has impressed us by growing EPS at 7.8% per year over the past five years. With a decent amount of growth and a low payout ratio, we think this bodes well for Brady's prospects of growing its dividend payments in the future.

Brady Looks Like A Great Dividend Stock

Overall, we like to see the dividend staying consistent, and we think Brady might even raise payments in the future. The company is easily earning enough to cover its dividend payments and it is great to see that these earnings are being translated into cash flow. 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. Earnings growth generally bodes well for the future value of company dividend payments. See if the 4 Brady analysts we track are forecasting continued growth with our free report on analyst estimates for the company. If you are a dividend investor, you might also want to look at our curated list of high yield dividend stocks.

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