Yahoo Finance Superior Plus (TSE:SPB) Will Pay A Dividend Of CA$0.06
Superior Plus Corp. (TSE:SPB) will pay a dividend of CA$0.06 on the 15th of September. This makes the dividend yield 6.4%, which will augment investor returns quite nicely.
See our latest analysis for Superior Plus
Superior Plus' Payment Has Solid Earnings Coverage
If the payments aren't sustainable, a high yield for a few years won't matter that much. Prior to this announcement, the company was paying out 439% of what it was earning. This situation certainly isn't ideal, and could place significant strain on the balance sheet if it continues.
Earnings per share is forecast to rise exponentially over the next year. If the dividend continues along recent trends, we estimate the payout ratio could reach 87%, which is on the higher side, but certainly feasible.
Superior Plus' 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 dividend has gone from CA$1.20 total annually to CA$0.72. Doing the maths, this is a decline of about 5.0% per year. Generally, we don't like to see a dividend that has been declining over time as this can degrade shareholders' returns and indicate that the company may be running into problems.
Dividend Growth Potential Is Shaky
Growing earnings per share could be a mitigating factor when considering the past fluctuations in the dividend. Over the past five years, it looks as though Superior Plus' EPS has declined at around 24% a year. Dividend payments are likely to come under some pressure unless EPS can pull out of the nosedive it is in. It's not all bad news though, as the earnings are predicted to rise over the next 12 months - we would just be a bit cautious until this becomes a long term trend.
We should note that Superior Plus has issued stock equal to 15% of shares outstanding. Regularly doing this can be detrimental - it's hard to grow dividends per share when new shares are regularly being created.
The Dividend Could Prove To Be Unreliable
Overall, we don't think this company makes a great dividend stock, even though the dividend wasn't cut this year. We can't deny that the payments have been very stable, but we are a little bit worried about the very high payout ratio. This company is not in the top tier of income providing stocks.
Market movements attest to how highly valued a consistent dividend policy is compared to one which is more unpredictable. Still, investors need to consider a host of other factors, apart from dividend payments, when analysing a company. For example, we've identified 5 warning signs for Superior Plus (2 can't be ignored!) that you should be aware of before investing. Is Superior Plus not quite the opportunity you were looking for? Why not check out our selection of top dividend stocks.
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