Yahoo Finance Power Corporation of Canada (TSE:POW) Has Announced A Dividend Of CA$0.495
The board of Power Corporation of Canada (TSE:POW) has announced that it will pay a dividend of CA$0.495 per share on the 1st of February. This makes the dividend yield 5.9%, which will augment investor returns quite nicely.
See our latest analysis for Power Corporation of Canada
Power Corporation of Canada's Payment Has Solid Earnings Coverage
We like to see robust dividend yields, but that doesn't matter if the payment isn't sustainable. The last dividend was quite easily covered by Power Corporation of Canada's earnings. This indicates that a lot of the earnings are being reinvested into the business, with the aim of fueling growth.
Over the next year, EPS is forecast to expand by 50.2%. Assuming the dividend continues along recent trends, we think the payout ratio could be 46% by next year, which is in a pretty sustainable range.
Power Corporation of Canada Has A Solid Track Record
The company has an extended history of paying stable dividends. Since 2012, the annual payment back then was CA$1.16, compared to the most recent full-year payment of CA$1.98. This means that it has been growing its distributions at 5.5% per annum over that time. The dividend has been growing very nicely for a number of years, and has given its shareholders some nice income in their portfolios.
Power Corporation of Canada May Find It Hard To Grow The Dividend
Investors could be attracted to the stock based on the quality of its payment history. Unfortunately things aren't as good as they seem. Although it's important to note that Power Corporation of Canada's earnings per share has basically not grown from where it was five years ago, which could erode the purchasing power of the dividend over time.
Our Thoughts On Power Corporation of Canada's Dividend
In summary, we are pleased with the dividend remaining consistent, and we think there is a good chance of this continuing in the future. While the payments look sustainable for now, earnings have been shrinking so the dividend could come under pressure in the future. This looks like it could be a good dividend stock going forward, but we would note that the payout ratio has been at higher levels in the past so it could happen again.
Investors generally tend to favour companies with a consistent, stable dividend policy as opposed to those operating an irregular one. Still, investors need to consider a host of other factors, apart from dividend payments, when analysing a company. Given that earnings are not growing, the dividend does not look nearly so attractive. See if the 4 analysts are forecasting a turnaround in our free collection of analyst estimates here. Looking for more high-yielding dividend ideas? Try our collection of strong dividend payers.
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