Yahoo Finance Magellan Aerospace (TSE:MAL) Has Announced A Dividend Of CA$0.10
The board of Magellan Aerospace Corporation (TSE:MAL) has announced that it will pay a dividend on the 31st of December, with investors receiving CA$0.10 per share. The dividend yield will be 4.4% based on this payment which is still above the industry average.
See our latest analysis for Magellan Aerospace
Magellan Aerospace's Distributions May Be Difficult To Sustain
We like to see robust dividend yields, but that doesn't matter if the payment isn't sustainable. Magellan Aerospace isn't generating any profits, and it is paying out a very high proportion of the cash it is earning. This makes us feel that the dividend will be hard to maintain.
Looking forward, earnings per share could 33.0% over the next year if the trend of the last few years can't be broken. This will push the company into unprofitability, which means the managers will have to choose between suspending the dividend, or paying it out of cash reserves.
Magellan Aerospace Is Still Building Its Track Record
It is great to see that Magellan Aerospace has been paying a stable dividend for a number of years now, however we want to be a bit cautious about whether this will remain true through a full economic cycle. The dividend has gone from CA$0.12 in 2013 to the most recent annual payment of CA$0.42. This means that it has been growing its distributions at 17% per annum over that time. We're not overly excited about the relatively short history of dividend payments, however the dividend is growing at a nice rate and we might take a closer look.
Dividend Growth Potential Is Shaky
Investors could be attracted to the stock based on the quality of its payment history. However, things aren't all that rosy. Earnings per share has been sinking by 33% over the last five years. A sharp decline in earnings per share is not great from from a dividend perspective. Even conservative payout ratios can come under pressure if earnings fall far enough.
Magellan Aerospace's Dividend Doesn't Look Great
Overall, this isn't a great candidate as an income investment, even though the dividend was stable this year. The company's earnings aren't high enough to be making such big distributions, and it isn't backed up by strong growth or consistency either. We don't think that this is a great candidate to be an income stock.
It's important to note that companies having a consistent dividend policy will generate greater investor confidence than those having an erratic one. Still, investors need to consider a host of other factors, apart from dividend payments, when analysing a company. For instance, we've picked out 1 warning sign for Magellan Aerospace that investors should take into consideration. 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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