Yahoo Finance Terra Firma Capital (CVE:TII) Has Announced A Dividend Of CA$0.05
Terra Firma Capital Corporation (CVE:TII) has announced that it will pay a dividend of CA$0.05 per share on the 15th of July. This payment means that the dividend yield will be 3.4%, which is around the industry average.
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Terra Firma Capital's Payment Has Solid Earnings Coverage
Unless the payments are sustainable, the dividend yield doesn't mean too much. However, Terra Firma Capital's earnings easily cover the dividend. This means that most of its earnings are being retained to grow the business.
Looking forward, EPS could fall by 4.0% if the company can't turn things around from the last few years. If the dividend continues along recent trends, we estimate the payout ratio could be 37%, which we consider to be quite comfortable, with most of the company's earnings left over to grow the business in the future.
Terra Firma Capital Doesn't Have A Long Payment History
The dividend has been pretty stable looking back, but the company hasn't been paying one for very long. This makes it tough to judge how it would fare through a full economic cycle. Since 2019, the first annual payment was US$0.14, compared to the most recent full-year payment of US$0.17. This means that it has been growing its distributions at 7.4% per annum over that time. Investors will likely want to see a longer track record of growth before making decision to add this to their income portfolio.
Dividend Growth May Be Hard To Achieve
Investors who have held shares in the company for the past few years will be happy with the dividend income they have received. Let's not jump to conclusions as things might not be as good as they appear on the surface. Over the past five years, it looks as though Terra Firma Capital's EPS has declined at around 4.0% a year. If earnings continue declining, the company may have to make the difficult choice of reducing the dividend or even stopping it completely - the opposite of dividend growth.
In Summary
Overall, it's nice to see a consistent dividend payment, but we think that longer term, the current level of payment might be unsustainable. The company is generating plenty of cash, which could maintain the dividend for a while, but the track record hasn't been great. Overall, we don't think this company has the makings of a good income stock.
Companies possessing a stable dividend policy will likely enjoy greater investor interest than those suffering from a more inconsistent approach. Still, investors need to consider a host of other factors, apart from dividend payments, when analysing a company. For example, we've picked out 2 warning signs for Terra Firma Capital that investors should know about before committing capital to this stock. Looking for more high-yielding dividend ideas? Try our curated list of strong dividend payers.
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