Yahoo Finance Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At $0.60
Littelfuse, Inc. (NASDAQ:LFUS) will increase its dividend from last year's comparable payment on the 8th of September to $0.60. This takes the annual payment to 0.9% of the current stock price, which unfortunately is below what the industry is paying.
Check out our latest analysis for Littelfuse
Littelfuse's Payment Has Solid Earnings Coverage
The dividend yield is a little bit low, but sustainability of the payments is also an important part of evaluating an income stock. However, Littelfuse's earnings easily cover the dividend. This means that most of what the business earns is being used to help it grow.
Over the next year, EPS is forecast to fall by 6.5%. If the dividend continues along recent trends, we estimate the payout ratio could be 18%, which we consider to be quite comfortable, with most of the company's earnings left over to grow the business in the future.
Littelfuse Has A Solid Track Record
The company has an extended history of paying stable dividends. The annual payment during the last 10 years was $0.72 in 2012, and the most recent fiscal year payment was $2.40. This means that it has been growing its distributions at 13% per annum over that time. It is good to see that there has been strong dividend growth, and that there haven't been any cuts for a long time.
The Dividend Looks Likely To Grow
Investors could be attracted to the stock based on the quality of its payment history. Littelfuse has seen EPS rising for the last five years, at 17% per annum. Littelfuse definitely has the potential to grow its dividend in the future with earnings on an uptrend and a low payout ratio.
We Really Like Littelfuse's Dividend
Overall, a dividend increase is always good, and we think that Littelfuse is a strong income stock thanks to its track record and growing earnings. The company is generating plenty of cash, and the earnings also quite easily cover the distributions. However, it is worth noting that the earnings are expected to fall over the next year, which may not change the long term outlook, but could affect the dividend payment in the next 12 months. Taking this all into consideration, this looks like it could be a good dividend opportunity.
Market movements attest to how highly valued a consistent dividend policy is compared to one which is more unpredictable. However, there are other things to consider for investors when analysing stock performance. Case in point: We've spotted 2 warning signs for Littelfuse (of which 1 is concerning!) you should know about. Looking for more high-yielding dividend ideas? Try our collection of strong dividend payers.
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