Yahoo Finance Hillenbrand (NYSE:HI) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year
Hillenbrand, Inc.'s (NYSE:HI) dividend will be increasing from last year's payment of the same period to $0.22 on 31st of March. This takes the annual payment to 1.8% of the current stock price, which is about average for the industry.
Check out our latest analysis for Hillenbrand
Hillenbrand's Dividend Is Well Covered By Earnings
We like a dividend to be consistent over the long term, so checking whether it is sustainable is important. However, prior to this announcement, Hillenbrand's dividend was comfortably covered by both cash flow and earnings. As a result, a large proportion of what it earned was being reinvested back into the business.
Over the next year, EPS is forecast to expand by 8.9%. Assuming the dividend continues along recent trends, we think the payout ratio could be 27% by next year, which is in a pretty sustainable range.
Hillenbrand Has A Solid Track Record
The company has been paying a dividend for a long time, and it has been quite stable which gives us confidence in the future dividend potential. The dividend has gone from an annual total of $0.77 in 2013 to the most recent total annual payment of $0.88. This means that it has been growing its distributions at 1.3% per annum over that time. Slow and steady dividend growth might not sound that exciting, but dividends have been stable for ten years, which we think makes this a fairly attractive offer.
We Could See Hillenbrand's Dividend Growing
Investors could be attracted to the stock based on the quality of its payment history. Hillenbrand has seen EPS rising for the last five years, at 9.7% per annum. With a decent amount of growth and a low payout ratio, we think this bodes well for Hillenbrand's prospects of growing its dividend payments in the future.
We Really Like Hillenbrand's Dividend
Overall, we think this could be an attractive income stock, and it is only getting better by paying a higher dividend this year. The company is easily earning enough to cover its dividend payments and it is great to see that these earnings are being translated into cash flow. All in all, this checks a lot of the boxes we look for when choosing an income stock.
Investors generally tend to favour companies with a consistent, stable dividend policy as opposed to those operating an irregular one. At the same time, there are other factors our readers should be conscious of before pouring capital into a stock. For example, we've picked out 1 warning sign for Hillenbrand that investors should know about before committing capital to this stock. Looking for more high-yielding dividend ideas? Try our collection of strong dividend payers.
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