Yahoo Finance UWM Holdings (NYSE:UWMC) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.10
UWM Holdings Corporation's (NYSE:UWMC) investors are due to receive a payment of $0.10 per share on 11th of January. This makes the dividend yield 7.4%, which will augment investor returns quite nicely.
View our latest analysis for UWM Holdings
UWM Holdings' Earnings Easily Cover The Distributions
A big dividend yield for a few years doesn't mean much if it can't be sustained. Based on the last payment, earnings were actually smaller than the dividend, and the company was actually spending more cash than it was making. Paying out such a large dividend compared to earnings while also not generating free cash flows is a major warning sign for the sustainability of the dividend as these levels are certainly a bit high.
Looking forward, earnings per share is forecast to rise exponentially over the next year. If recent patterns in the dividend continue, we could see the payout ratio reaching 27% which is fairly sustainable.
UWM Holdings Doesn't Have A Long Payment History
The dividend has been pretty stable looking back, but the company hasn't been paying one for very long. This makes it tough to judge how it would fare through a full economic cycle. The payments haven't really changed that much since 3 years ago. UWM Holdings hasn't been paying a dividend for very long, so we wouldn't get to excited about its record of growth just yet.
The Dividend Has Limited Growth Potential
Investors could be attracted to the stock based on the quality of its payment history. However, initial appearances might be deceiving. Over the last year, UWM Holdings' EPS has fallen by 77%. Such a large drop can indicate that the business has run into some trouble and might end up in the dividend having to be reduced. We do note though, one year is too short a time to be drawing strong conclusions about a company's future prospects.
We're Not Big Fans Of UWM Holdings' Dividend
In summary, while it is good to see that the dividend hasn't been cut, we think that at current levels the payment isn't particularly sustainable. The company seems to be stretching itself a bit to make such big payments, but it doesn't appear they can be consistent over time. Considering all of these factors, we wouldn't rely on this dividend if we wanted to live on the income.
Market movements attest to how highly valued a consistent dividend policy is compared to one which is more unpredictable. Meanwhile, despite the importance of dividend payments, they are not the only factors our readers should know when assessing a company. Case in point: We've spotted 3 warning signs for UWM Holdings (of which 2 don't sit too well with us!) you should know about. 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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