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Shares of China Everbright Limited (HKG:165) will begin trading ex-dividend in 3 days. To qualify for the dividend check of HK$0.26 per share, investors must have owned the shares prior to 21 September 2018, which is the last day the company’s management will finalize their list of shareholders to which they will send dividend payments. Should you diversify into China Everbright and boost your portfolio income stream? Well, keep on reading because today, I’m going to look at the latest data and analyze the stock and its dividend property in further detail.
Check out our latest analysis for China Everbright
5 questions I ask before picking a dividend stock
If you are a dividend investor, you should always assess these five key metrics:
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Does it pay an annual yield higher than 75% of dividend payers?
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Has it consistently paid a stable dividend without missing a payment or drastically cutting payout?
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Has dividend per share risen in the past couple of years?
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Is is able to pay the current rate of dividends from its earnings?
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Will the company be able to keep paying dividend based on the future earnings growth?
How well does China Everbright fit our criteria?
The current trailing twelve-month payout ratio for the stock is 33.0%, meaning the dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Going forward, analysts expect 165’s payout to remain around the same level at 31.5% of its earnings, which leads to a dividend yield of 6.0%.
When thinking about whether a dividend is sustainable, another factor to consider is the cash flow. Companies with strong cash flow can sustain a higher payout ratio, while companies with weaker cash flow generally cannot.
If dividend is a key criteria in your investment consideration, then you need to make sure the dividend stock you’re eyeing out is reliable in its payments. Whilst its per-share payments have increased during the past 10 years, there has been some hiccups. Shareholders would have seen a few years of reduced payments in this time.
Relative to peers, China Everbright produces a yield of 6.2%, which is high for Capital Markets stocks.
Next Steps:
Considering the dividend attributes we analyzed above, China Everbright is definitely worth keeping an eye on for someone looking to build a dedicated income portfolio. Given that this is purely a dividend analysis, I recommend taking sufficient time to understand its core business and determine whether the company and its investment properties suit your overall goals. Below, I’ve compiled three important factors you should further research: