Yahoo Finance Brady (NYSE:BRC) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.23
Brady Corporation (NYSE:BRC) has announced that it will pay a dividend of $0.23 per share on the 31st of January. 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
Impressive dividend yields are good, but this doesn't matter much if the payments can't be sustained. Before making this announcement, Brady was easily earning enough to cover the dividend. 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 10.6%. If the dividend continues on this path, the payout ratio could be 27% by next year, which we think can be pretty sustainable going forward.
Brady Has A Solid Track Record
The company has an extended history of paying stable dividends. Since 2012, the dividend has gone from $0.74 total annually to $0.92. This means that it has been growing its distributions at 2.2% per annum over that time. Although we can't deny that the dividend has been remarkably stable in the past, the growth has been pretty muted.
The Dividend Looks Likely To Grow
Investors could be attracted to the stock based on the quality of its payment history. Brady has impressed us by growing EPS at 10% per year over the past five years. A low payout ratio and decent growth suggests that the company is reinvesting well, and it also has plenty of room to increase the dividend over time.
Brady Looks Like A Great Dividend Stock
Overall, we think that this is a great income investment, and we think that maintaining the dividend this year may have been a conservative choice. Distributions are quite easily covered by earnings, which are also being converted to cash flows. Taking this all into consideration, this looks like it could be a good dividend opportunity.
Companies possessing a stable dividend policy will likely enjoy greater investor interest than those suffering from a more inconsistent approach. However, there are other things to consider for investors when analysing stock performance. Companies that are growing earnings tend to be the best dividend stocks over the long term. See what the 3 analysts we track are forecasting for Brady for free with public analyst estimates for the company. Is Brady not quite the opportunity you were looking for? Why not check out our selection of top dividend stocks.
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