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Should You Buy Andrew Peller Limited (TSE:ADW.A) For Its Upcoming Dividend?

Readers hoping to buy Andrew Peller Limited (TSE:ADW.A) for its dividend will need to make their move shortly, as the stock is about to trade ex-dividend. You can purchase shares before the 29th of September in order to receive the dividend, which the company will pay on the 9th of October.

Andrew Peller's next dividend payment will be CA$0.054 per share, and in the last 12 months, the company paid a total of CA$0.21 per share. Based on the last year's worth of payments, Andrew Peller stock has a trailing yield of around 2.2% on the current share price of CA$9.99. If you buy this business for its dividend, you should have an idea of whether Andrew Peller's dividend is reliable and sustainable. That's why we should always check whether the dividend payments appear sustainable, and if the company is growing.

Check out our latest analysis for Andrew Peller

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Dividends are usually paid out of company profits, so if a company pays out more than it earned then its dividend is usually at greater risk of being cut. Fortunately Andrew Peller's payout ratio is modest, at just 36% of profit. Yet cash flow is typically more important than profit for assessing dividend sustainability, so we should always check if the company generated enough cash to afford its dividend. It paid out 81% of its free cash flow as dividends, which is within usual limits but will limit the company's ability to lift the dividend if there's no growth.

It's encouraging to see that the dividend is covered by both profit and cash flow. This generally suggests the dividend is sustainable, as long as earnings don't drop precipitously.

Click here to see the company's payout ratio, plus analyst estimates of its future dividends.

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Have Earnings And Dividends Been Growing?

Stocks in companies that generate sustainable earnings growth often make the best dividend prospects, as it is easier to lift the dividend when earnings are rising. Investors love dividends, so if earnings fall and the dividend is reduced, expect a stock to be sold off heavily at the same time. Fortunately for readers, Andrew Peller's earnings per share have been growing at 11% a year for the past five years. The company paid out most of its earnings as dividends over the last year, even though business is booming and earnings per share are growing rapidly. Higher earnings generally bode well for growing dividends, although with seemingly strong growth prospects we'd wonder why management are not reinvesting more in the business.

Another key way to measure a company's dividend prospects is by measuring its historical rate of dividend growth. In the last 10 years, Andrew Peller has lifted its dividend by approximately 6.9% a year on average. We're glad to see dividends rising alongside earnings over a number of years, which may be a sign the company intends to share the growth with shareholders.

Final Takeaway

From a dividend perspective, should investors buy or avoid Andrew Peller? Earnings per share have grown at a nice rate in recent times and over the last year, Andrew Peller paid out less than half its earnings and a bit over half its free cash flow. Andrew Peller looks solid on this analysis overall, and we'd definitely consider investigating it more closely.

So while Andrew Peller looks good from a dividend perspective, it's always worthwhile being up to date with the risks involved in this stock. For example - Andrew Peller has 2 warning signs we think you should be aware of.

A common investment mistake is buying the first interesting stock you see. Here you can find a list of promising dividend stocks with a greater than 2% yield and an upcoming dividend.

This article by Simply Wall St is general in nature. It does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell any stock, and does not take account of your objectives, or your financial situation. We aim to bring you long-term focused analysis driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis may not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements or qualitative material. Simply Wall St has no position in any stocks mentioned.

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