Y.H. Dimri Construction & Development Ltd (TLV:DIMRI) stock is about to trade ex-dividend in three days. The ex-dividend date is one business day before a company’s record date, which is the date on which the company determines which shareholders are entitled to receive a dividend. The ex-dividend date is important because any transaction on a stock needs to have been settled before the record date in order to be eligible for a dividend. In other words, investors can purchase Y.H. Dimri Construction & Development’s shares before the 12th of April in order to be eligible for the dividend, which will be paid on the 26th of April.
The company’s next dividend payment will be ₪3.31 per share, and in the last 12 months, the company paid a total of ₪4.27 per share. Calculating the last year’s worth of payments shows that Y.H. Dimri Construction & Development has a trailing yield of 1.6% on the current share price of ₪300. Dividends are an important source of income to many shareholders, but the health of the business is crucial to maintaining those dividends. As a result, readers should always check whether Y.H. Dimri Construction & Development has been able to grow its dividends, or if the dividend might be cut.
See our latest analysis for Y.H. Dimri Construction & Development
Dividends are usually paid out of company profits, so if a company pays out more than it earned then its dividend is usually at greater risk of being cut. Fortunately Y.H. Dimri Construction & Development’s payout ratio is modest, at just 39% of profit. Yet cash flows are even more important than profits for assessing a dividend, so we need to see if the company generated enough cash to pay its distribution. Y.H. Dimri Construction & Development paid out more free cash flow than it generated – 165%, to be precise – last year, which we think is concerningly high. We’re curious about why the company paid out more cash than it generated last year, since this can be one of the early signs that a dividend may be unsustainable.
Y.H. Dimri Construction & Development paid out less in dividends than it reported in profits, but unfortunately it didn’t generate enough cash to cover the dividend. Cash is king, as they say, and were Y.H. Dimri Construction & Development to repeatedly pay dividends that aren’t well covered by cashflow, we would consider this a warning sign.
Have Earnings And Dividends Been Growing?
Stocks in companies that generate sustainable earnings growth often make the best dividend prospects, as it is easier to lift the dividend when earnings are rising. If earnings fall far enough, the company could be forced to cut its dividend. That’s why it’s comforting to see Y.H. Dimri Construction & Development’s earnings have been skyrocketing, up 58% per annum for the past five years. Earnings have been growing quickly, but we’re concerned dividend payments consumed most of the company’s cash flow over the past year.
Many investors will assess a company’s dividend performance by evaluating how much the dividend payments have changed over time. In the past 10 years, Y.H. Dimri Construction & Development has increased its dividend at approximately 18% a year on average. It’s great to see earnings per share growing rapidly over several years, and dividends per share growing right along with it.
The Bottom Line
Is Y.H. Dimri Construction & Development worth buying for its dividend? We’re glad to see the company has been improving its earnings per share while also paying out a low percentage of income. However, it’s not great to see it paying out what we see as an uncomfortably high percentage of its cash flow. It might be worth researching if the company is reinvesting in growth projects that could grow earnings and dividends in the future, but for now we’re not all that optimistic on its dividend prospects.
So while Y.H. Dimri Construction & Development looks good from a dividend perspective, it’s always worthwhile being up to date with the risks involved in this stock. For example – Y.H. Dimri Construction & Development has 1 warning sign we think you should be aware of.
Generally, we wouldn’t recommend just buying the first dividend stock you see. Here’s a curated list of interesting stocks that are strong dividend payers.
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