Yahoo Finance Rogers Sugar (TSE:RSI) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of CA$0.09
Rogers Sugar Inc. (TSE:RSI) has announced that it will pay a dividend of CA$0.09 per share on the 1st of February. This means the annual payment is 6.2% of the current stock price, which is above the average for the industry.
Check out our latest analysis for Rogers Sugar
Rogers Sugar Might Find It Hard To Continue The Dividend
While it is great to have a strong dividend yield, we should also consider whether the payment is sustainable. Even though Rogers Sugar is not generating a profit, it is still paying a dividend. The company is also yet to generate cash flow, so the dividend sustainability is definitely questionable.
Over the next year, EPS could expand by 0.08% if recent trends continue. While it is good to see income moving in the right direction, it still looks like the company won't achieve profitability. Unfortunately, for the dividend to continue at current levels the company definitely needs to get there sooner rather than later.
Rogers Sugar Has A Solid Track Record
The company has been paying a dividend for a long time, and it has been quite stable which gives us confidence in the future dividend potential. Since 2012, the dividend has gone from CA$0.34 total annually to CA$0.36. Dividend payments have grown at less than 1% a year over this period. While the consistency in the dividend payments is impressive, we think the relatively slow rate of growth is less attractive.
Rogers Sugar May Find It Hard To Grow The Dividend
The company's investors will be pleased to have been receiving dividend income for some time. Unfortunately, Rogers Sugar's earnings per share has been essentially flat over the past five years, which means the dividend may not be increased each year. With EPS growth hard to come by and the company not turning a profit, we wouldn't be particularly optimistic about the growth prospects for Rogers Sugar's dividend in the future.
Rogers Sugar's Dividend Doesn't Look Sustainable
In summary, while it's good to see that the dividend hasn't been cut, we are a bit cautious about Rogers Sugar's payments, as there could be some issues with sustaining them into the future. Although they have been consistent in the past, we think the payments are a little high to be sustained. We would probably look elsewhere for an income investment.
Investors generally tend to favour companies with a consistent, stable dividend policy as opposed to those operating an irregular one. At the same time, there are other factors our readers should be conscious of before pouring capital into a stock. For example, we've identified 3 warning signs for Rogers Sugar (2 are concerning!) that you should be aware of before investing. Is Rogers Sugar not quite the opportunity you were looking for? Why not check out our selection of top dividend stocks.
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