Sinanen Holdings Co., Ltd.'s (TSE:8132) investors are due to receive a payment of ¥90.00 per share on 26th of June. Including this payment, the dividend yield on the stock will be 1.4%, which is a modest boost for shareholders' returns.
The dividend yield is a little bit low, but sustainability of the payments is also an important part of evaluating an income stock. Before making this announcement, Sinanen Holdings was easily earning enough to cover the dividend. This means that most of what the business earns is being used to help it grow.
If the trend of the last few years continues, EPS will grow by 7.2% over the next 12 months. Assuming the dividend continues along recent trends, we think the payout ratio could be 25% by next year, which is in a pretty sustainable range.
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Even over a long history of paying dividends, the company's distributions have been remarkably stable. Since 2016, the dividend has gone from ¥75.00 total annually to ¥90.00. This means that it has been growing its distributions at 1.8% per annum over that time. Dividends have grown relatively slowly, which is not great, but some investors may value the relative consistency of the dividend.
The company's investors will be pleased to have been receiving dividend income for some time. Sinanen Holdings has seen EPS rising for the last five years, at 7.2% per annum. A low payout ratio and decent growth suggests that the company is reinvesting well, and it also has plenty of room to increase the dividend over time.
Overall, we think that this is a great income investment, and we think that maintaining the dividend this year may have been a conservative choice. Earnings are easily covering distributions, and the company is generating plenty of cash. All in all, this checks a lot of the boxes we look for when choosing an income stock.
It's important to note that companies having a consistent dividend policy will generate greater investor confidence than those having an erratic one. Meanwhile, despite the importance of dividend payments, they are not the only factors our readers should know when assessing a company. For instance, we've picked out 1 warning sign for Sinanen Holdings that investors should take into consideration. Looking for more high-yielding dividend ideas? Try our collection of strong dividend payers.
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