Yahoo Finance Magellan Aerospace (TSE:MAL) Is Paying Out Less In Dividends Than Last Year
Magellan Aerospace Corporation (TSE:MAL) has announced that on 29th of September, it will be paying a dividend ofCA$0.05, which a reduction from last year's comparable dividend. However, the dividend yield of 2.7% is still a decent boost to shareholder returns.
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Magellan Aerospace'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. The company is paying out a large amount of its cash flows, even though it isn't generating any profit. These payout levels would generally be quite difficult to keep up.
According to analysts, EPS should be several times higher next year. If the dividend extends its recent trend, estimates say the dividend could reach 39%, which we would be comfortable to see continuing.
Magellan Aerospace's Dividend Has Lacked Consistency
It's comforting to see that Magellan Aerospace has been paying a dividend for a number of years now, however it has been cut at least once in that time. Due to this, we are a little bit cautious about the dividend consistency over a full economic cycle. Since 2013, the dividend has gone from CA$0.12 total annually to CA$0.20. This means that it has been growing its distributions at 5.8% per annum over that time. It's good to see the dividend growing at a decent rate, but the dividend has been cut at least once in the past. Magellan Aerospace might have put its house in order since then, but we remain cautious.
The Dividend Has Limited Growth Potential
Growing earnings per share could be a mitigating factor when considering the past fluctuations in the dividend. Magellan Aerospace's EPS has fallen by approximately 49% per year during the past 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. However, the next year is actually looking up, with earnings set to rise. We would just wait until it becomes a pattern before getting too excited.
Magellan Aerospace's Dividend Doesn't Look Great
In summary, it's not great to see that the dividend is being cut, but it is probably understandable given that the current payment level was quite high. The company isn't making enough to be paying as much as it is, and the other factors don't look particularly promising either. We don't think that this is a great candidate to be an income stock.
Investors generally tend to favour companies with a consistent, stable dividend policy as opposed to those operating an irregular one. However, there are other things to consider for investors when analysing stock performance. For instance, we've picked out 1 warning sign for Magellan Aerospace that investors should take into consideration. Is Magellan Aerospace not quite the opportunity you were looking for? Why not check out our selection of top dividend stocks.
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