On the 07 December 2018, Swallowfield plc (LON:SWL) will be paying shareholders an upcoming dividend amount of UK£0.042 per share. However, investors must have bought the company’s stock before 15 November 2018 in order to qualify for the payment. That means you have only 4 days left! Investors looking for higher income-generating stocks to add to their portfolio should keep reading, as I examine Swallowfield’s latest financial data to analyse its dividend characteristics.
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5 checks you should do on a dividend stock
When assessing a stock as a potential addition to my dividend Portfolio, I look at these five areas:
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Is it the top 25% annual dividend yield payer?
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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 its earnings sufficient to payout dividend at the current rate?
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Based on future earnings growth, will it be able to continue to payout dividend at the current rate?
How well does Swallowfield fit our criteria?
The company currently pays out 30% of its earnings as a dividend, according to its trailing twelve-month data, meaning the dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. In the near future, analysts are predicting lower payout ratio of 27%, leading to a dividend yield of 2.9%.
If you want to dive deeper into the sustainability of a certain payout ratio, you may wish to consider the cash flow of the business. Companies with strong cash flow can sustain a higher payout ratio, while companies with weaker cash flow generally cannot.
If there’s one type of stock you want to be reliable, it’s dividend stocks and their stable income-generating ability. 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.
In terms of its peers, Swallowfield produces a yield of 2.4%, which is on the low-side for Personal Products stocks.
Next Steps:
Keeping in mind the dividend characteristics above, Swallowfield is definitely worth considering for investors looking to build a dedicated income portfolio. Given that this is purely a dividend analysis, you should always research extensively before deciding whether or not a stock is an appropriate investment for you. I always recommend analysing the company’s fundamentals and underlying business before making an investment decision. Below, I’ve compiled three essential aspects you should further examine: