Yahoo Finance Bird Construction (TSE:BDT) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of CA$0.0325
Bird Construction Inc. (TSE:BDT) will pay a dividend of CA$0.0325 on the 20th of September. The dividend yield will be 5.5% based on this payment which is still above the industry average.
See our latest analysis for Bird Construction
Bird Construction's Dividend Is Well Covered By Earnings
If the payments aren't sustainable, a high yield for a few years won't matter that much. Based on the last dividend, Bird Construction is earning enough to cover the payment, but then it makes up 275% of cash flows. While the company may be more focused on returning cash to shareholders than growing the business at this time, we think that a cash payout ratio this high might expose the dividend to being cut if the business ran into some challenges.
The next year is set to see EPS grow by 43.5%. If the dividend continues along recent trends, we estimate the payout ratio will be 30%, which is in the range that makes us comfortable with the sustainability of the dividend.
Bird Construction's Track Record Isn't Great
While the company's dividend hasn't been very volatile, it has been decreasing over time, which isn't ideal. Since 2012, the annual payment back then was CA$0.66, compared to the most recent full-year payment of CA$0.39. The dividend has shrunk at around 5.1% a year during that period. Declining dividends isn't generally what we look for as they can indicate that the company is running into some challenges.
The Dividend Looks Likely To Grow
Given that the track record hasn't been stellar, we really want to see earnings per share growing over time. We are encouraged to see that Bird Construction has grown earnings per share at 21% per year over the past five years. The company doesn't have any problems growing, despite returning a lot of capital to shareholders, which is a very nice combination for a dividend stock to have.
In Summary
Overall, it's nice to see a consistent dividend payment, but we think that longer term, the current level of payment might be unsustainable. With cash flows lacking, it is difficult to see how the company can sustain a dividend payment. We would be a touch cautious of relying on this stock primarily for the dividend income.
Companies possessing a stable dividend policy will likely enjoy greater investor interest than those suffering from a more inconsistent approach. Still, investors need to consider a host of other factors, apart from dividend payments, when analysing a company. For example, we've picked out 2 warning signs for Bird Construction that investors should know about before committing capital to this stock. Is Bird Construction not quite the opportunity you were looking for? Why not check out our selection of top dividend stocks.
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