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Tianyun International Holdings Limited (HKG:6836) is about to trade ex-dividend in the next 2 days. Investors can purchase shares before the 25th of November in order to be eligible for this dividend, which will be paid on the 20th of December.
Tianyun International Holdings's next dividend payment will be HK$0.018 per share, on the back of last year when the company paid a total of HK$0.039 to shareholders. Based on the last year's worth of payments, Tianyun International Holdings stock has a trailing yield of around 4.6% on the current share price of HK$0.94. We love seeing companies pay a dividend, but it's also important to be sure that laying the golden eggs isn't going to kill our golden goose! So we need to investigate whether Tianyun International Holdings can afford its dividend, and if the dividend could grow.
View our latest analysis for Tianyun International Holdings
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 Tianyun International Holdings paying out a modest 26% of its earnings. 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. Fortunately, it paid out only 37% of its free cash flow in the past year.
It's positive to see that Tianyun International Holdings'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.
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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 decline and the company is forced to cut its dividend, investors could watch the value of their investment go up in smoke. For this reason, we're glad to see Tianyun International Holdings's earnings per share have risen 11% per annum over the last five years. Earnings per share are growing rapidly and the company is keeping more than half of its earnings within the business; an attractive combination which could suggest the company is focused on reinvesting to grow earnings further. Fast-growing businesses that are reinvesting heavily are enticing from a dividend perspective, especially since they can often increase the payout ratio later.