Yahoo Finance Be Sure To Check Out Altius Minerals Corporation (TSE:ALS) Before It Goes Ex-Dividend
It looks like Altius Minerals Corporation (TSE:ALS) is about to go ex-dividend in the next 2 days. You can purchase shares before the 20th of March in order to receive the dividend, which the company will pay on the 30th of March.
Altius Minerals's next dividend payment will be CA$0.05 per share, on the back of last year when the company paid a total of CA$0.20 to shareholders. Based on the last year's worth of payments, Altius Minerals has a trailing yield of 2.7% on the current stock price of CA$7.53. Dividends are an important source of income to many shareholders, but the health of the business is crucial to maintaining those dividends. So we need to check whether the dividend payments are covered, and if earnings are growing.
Check out our latest analysis for Altius Minerals
Dividends are typically paid out of company income, so if a company pays out more than it earned, its dividend is usually at a higher risk of being cut. That's why it's good to see Altius Minerals paying out a modest 46% of its earnings. A useful secondary check can be to evaluate whether Altius Minerals generated enough free cash flow to afford its dividend. It paid out more than half (52%) of its free cash flow in the past year, which is within an average range for most companies.
It's positive to see that Altius Minerals's dividend is covered by both profits and cash flow, since this is generally a sign that the dividend is sustainable, and a lower payout ratio usually suggests a greater margin of safety before the dividend gets cut.
Click here to see the company's payout ratio, plus analyst estimates of its future dividends.
Have Earnings And Dividends Been Growing?
Companies with consistently growing earnings per share generally make the best dividend stocks, as they usually find it easier to grow dividends per share. Investors love dividends, so if earnings fall and the dividend is reduced, expect a stock to be sold off heavily at the same time. It's encouraging to see Altius Minerals has grown its earnings rapidly, up 34% a year for the past five years.
Another key way to measure a company's dividend prospects is by measuring its historical rate of dividend growth. Altius Minerals has delivered an average of 20% per year annual increase in its dividend, based on the past five years of dividend payments. It's exciting to see that both earnings and dividends per share have grown rapidly over the past few years.
To Sum It Up
Has Altius Minerals got what it takes to maintain its dividend payments? From a dividend perspective, we're encouraged to see that earnings per share have been growing, the company is paying out less than half of its earnings, and a bit over half its free cash flow. Overall we think this is an attractive combination and worthy of further research.
With that in mind, a critical part of thorough stock research is being aware of any risks that stock currently faces. Case in point: We've spotted 2 warning signs for Altius Minerals you should be aware of.
A common investment mistake is buying the first interesting stock you see. Here you can find a list of promising dividend stocks with a greater than 2% yield and an upcoming dividend.
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