Hedge Your Bet With These Dividend Payers

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Dividend stocks such as Power Assets Holdings and Link Real Estate Investment Trust can help diversify the constant stream of cash flows from your portfolio. Dividends play an important role in compounding returns in the long run and end up forming a sizeable part of investment returns. I’ve made a list of other value-adding dividend-paying stocks for you to consider for your investment portfolio.

Power Assets Holdings Limited (SEHK:6)

Power Assets Holdings Limited, an investment holding company, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity in Hong Kong, the United Kingdom, Australia, Mainland China, and internationally. Formed in 1976, and now run by Chao Chung Tsai, the company now has 11 employees and with the market cap of HKD HK$139.90B, it falls under the large-cap stocks category.

6 has a substantial dividend yield of 4.15% and their payout ratio stands at 85.49% . Over the past 10 years, 6 has increased its dividends from HK$1.85 to HK$2.72. It should comfort existing and potential future shareholders to know that 6 hasn’t missed a payment during this time. Interested in Power Assets Holdings? Find out more here.

SEHK:6 Historical Dividend Yield Feb 22nd 18
SEHK:6 Historical Dividend Yield Feb 22nd 18

Link Real Estate Investment Trust (SEHK:823)

Link Real Estate Investment Trust (“Link REIT”) is the first real estate investment trust listed in Hong Kong, and currently Asia’s largest REIT and one of the world’s largest retail focused REITs in terms of market capitalisation. Started in 2005, and headed by CEO Kwok Hongchoy, the company now has 907 employees and with the company’s market cap sitting at HKD HK$142.22B, it falls under the large-cap category.

823 has a good-sized dividend yield of 3.71% and the company has a payout ratio of 22.10% , with analysts expecting this ratio in three years to be 107.20%. The company’s DPS has increased from HK$0.72 to HK$2.43 over the last 10 years. During this period, the company has not missed a dividend payment – as you would expect from a company increasing their dividend. The last 12 months have seen an earnings growth of 70.03% for Link Real Estate Investment Trust. More detail on Link Real Estate Investment Trust here.

SEHK:823 Historical Dividend Yield Feb 22nd 18
SEHK:823 Historical Dividend Yield Feb 22nd 18

CK Infrastructure Holdings Limited (SEHK:1038)

CK Infrastructure Holdings Limited, an infrastructure company, develops, invests, and operates infrastructure businesses in Hong Kong, Mainland China, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Australia, Portugal, New Zealand, and Canada. Founded in 1996, and currently headed by CEO Hing Kam, the company size now stands at 2,014 people and with the market cap of HKD HK$174.41B, it falls under the large-cap group.