Yahoo Finance Reece's (ASX:REH) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's
Reece Limited's (ASX:REH) dividend will be increasing from last year's payment of the same period to A$0.15 on 26th of October. Even though the dividend went up, the yield is still quite low at only 1.5%.
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Reece's Earnings Easily Cover The Distributions
While yield is important, another factor to consider about a company's dividend is whether the current payout levels are feasible. Based on the last payment, Reece was paying only paying out a fraction of earnings, but the payment was a massive 685% of cash flows. The business might be trying to strike a balance between returning cash to shareholders and reinvesting back into the business, but this high of a payout ratio could definitely force the dividend to be cut if the company runs into a bit of a tough spot.
Looking forward, earnings per share is forecast to rise by 14.3% over the next year. If the dividend continues on this path, the payout ratio could be 32% by next year, which we think can be pretty sustainable going forward.
Dividend Volatility
The company has a long dividend track record, but it doesn't look great with cuts in the past. The annual payment during the last 10 years was A$0.122 in 2012, and the most recent fiscal year payment was A$0.225. This implies that the company grew its distributions at a yearly rate of about 6.3% over that duration. We have seen cuts in the past, so while the growth looks promising we would be a little bit cautious about its track record.
We Could See Reece's Dividend Growing
With a relatively unstable dividend, it's even more important to evaluate if earnings per share is growing, which could point to a growing dividend in the future. It's encouraging to see that Reece has been growing its earnings per share at 7.4% a year over the past five years. With a decent amount of growth and a low payout ratio, we think this bodes well for Reece's prospects of growing its dividend payments in the future.
Our Thoughts On Reece's Dividend
Overall, we always like to see the dividend being raised, but we don't think Reece will make a great income stock. While Reece is earning enough to cover the payments, the cash flows are lacking. Overall, we don't think this company has the makings of a good income stock.
Market movements attest to how highly valued a consistent dividend policy is compared to one which is more unpredictable. However, there are other things to consider for investors when analysing stock performance. Earnings growth generally bodes well for the future value of company dividend payments. See if the 8 Reece analysts we track are forecasting continued growth with our free report on analyst estimates for the company. If you are a dividend investor, you might also want to look at our curated list of high yield dividend stocks.
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