Only Three Days Left To Cash In On PJP Makrum's (WSE:PJP) Dividend
PJP Makrum S.A. (WSE:PJP) stock is about to trade ex-dividend in 3 days. The ex-dividend date is usually set to be two business days before the record date, which is the cut-off date on which you must be present on the company's books as a shareholder in order to receive the dividend. The ex-dividend date is important as the process of settlement involves at least two full business days. So if you miss that date, you would not show up on the company's books on the record date. Thus, you can purchase PJP Makrum's shares before the 17th of August in order to receive the dividend, which the company will pay on the 23rd of October.
The company's next dividend payment will be zł0.61 per share. Last year, in total, the company distributed zł0.51 to shareholders. Calculating the last year's worth of payments shows that PJP Makrum has a trailing yield of 2.1% on the current share price of zł24.30. If you buy this business for its dividend, you should have an idea of whether PJP Makrum's dividend is reliable and sustainable. We need to see whether the dividend is covered by earnings and if it's growing.
Dividends are typically paid from company earnings. If a company pays more in dividends than it earned in profit, then the dividend could be unsustainable. PJP Makrum paid out more than half (53%) of its earnings last year, which is a regular payout ratio for most companies. That said, even highly profitable companies sometimes might not generate enough cash to pay the dividend, which is why we should always check if the dividend is covered by cash flow. Thankfully its dividend payments took up just 36% of the free cash flow it generated, which is a comfortable payout ratio.
It's encouraging to see that the dividend is covered by both profit and cash flow. This generally suggests the dividend is sustainable, as long as earnings don't drop precipitously.
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Have Earnings And Dividends Been Growing?
Companies with falling earnings are riskier for dividend shareholders. If earnings fall far enough, the company could be forced to cut its dividend. With that in mind, we're discomforted by PJP Makrum's 25% per annum decline in earnings in the past five years. Ultimately, when earnings per share decline, the size of the pie from which dividends can be paid, shrinks.
Many investors will assess a company's dividend performance by evaluating how much the dividend payments have changed over time. PJP Makrum's dividend payments per share have declined at 9.2% per year on average over the past eight years, which is uninspiring. It's never nice to see earnings and dividends falling, but at least management has cut the dividend rather than potentially risk the company's health in an attempt to maintain it.
To Sum It Up
Should investors buy PJP Makrum for the upcoming dividend? We're not enthused by the declining earnings per share, although at least the company's payout ratio is within a reasonable range, meaning it may not be at imminent risk of a dividend cut. Overall we're not hugely bearish on the stock, but there are likely better dividend investments out there.
So if you want to do more digging on PJP Makrum, you'll find it worthwhile knowing the risks that this stock faces. Our analysis shows 3 warning signs for PJP Makrum that we strongly recommend you have a look at before investing in the company.
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