Yahoo Finance Here's What We Like About Steadfast Group's (ASX:SDF) Upcoming Dividend
Readers hoping to buy Steadfast Group Limited (ASX:SDF) for its dividend will need to make their move shortly, as the stock is about to trade ex-dividend. The ex-dividend date occurs one day before the record date which is the day on which shareholders need to be on the company's books in order to receive a dividend. The ex-dividend date is important as the process of settlement involves two full business days. So if you miss that date, you would not show up on the company's books on the record date. Meaning, you will need to purchase Steadfast Group's shares before the 22nd of August to receive the dividend, which will be paid on the 9th of September.
The company's next dividend payment will be AU$0.078 per share. Last year, in total, the company distributed AU$0.13 to shareholders. Based on the last year's worth of payments, Steadfast Group has a trailing yield of 2.4% on the current stock price of A$5.38. Dividends are an important source of income to many shareholders, but the health of the business is crucial to maintaining those dividends. So we need to check whether the dividend payments are covered, and if earnings are growing.
Check out our latest analysis for Steadfast Group
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. Steadfast Group paid out 73% of its earnings to investors last year, a normal payout level for most businesses.
Generally speaking, the lower a company's payout ratios, the more resilient its dividend usually is.
Click here to see the company's payout ratio, plus analyst estimates of its future dividends.
Have Earnings And Dividends Been Growing?
Companies with consistently growing earnings per share generally make the best dividend stocks, as they usually find it easier to grow dividends per share. Investors love dividends, so if earnings fall and the dividend is reduced, expect a stock to be sold off heavily at the same time. For this reason, we're glad to see Steadfast Group's earnings per share have risen 14% per annum over the last five years.
Many investors will assess a company's dividend performance by evaluating how much the dividend payments have changed over time. Steadfast Group has delivered an average of 17% per year annual increase in its dividend, based on the past eight years of dividend payments. Both per-share earnings and dividends have both been growing rapidly in recent times, which is great to see.
The Bottom Line
Should investors buy Steadfast Group for the upcoming dividend? Earnings per share are growing at an attractive rate, and Steadfast Group is paying out a bit over half its profits. We think this is a pretty attractive combination, and would be interested in investigating Steadfast Group more closely.
So while Steadfast Group looks good from a dividend perspective, it's always worthwhile being up to date with the risks involved in this stock. For example - Steadfast Group has 2 warning signs we think you should be aware of.
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