Yahoo Finance Landmark Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:LARK) Passed Our Checks, And It's About To Pay A US$0.21 Dividend
Landmark Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:LARK) is about to trade ex-dividend in the next three days. The ex-dividend date is one business day before the record date, which is the cut-off date for shareholders to be present on the company's books to be eligible for a dividend payment. The ex-dividend date is of consequence because whenever a stock is bought or sold, the trade takes at least two business day to settle. In other words, investors can purchase Landmark Bancorp's shares before the 9th of August in order to be eligible for the dividend, which will be paid on the 24th of August.
The company's next dividend payment will be US$0.21 per share. Last year, in total, the company distributed US$0.84 to shareholders. Last year's total dividend payments show that Landmark Bancorp has a trailing yield of 3.3% on the current share price of $25.285. If you buy this business for its dividend, you should have an idea of whether Landmark Bancorp's dividend is reliable and sustainable. So we need to investigate whether Landmark Bancorp can afford its dividend, and if the dividend could grow.
See our latest analysis for Landmark Bancorp
Dividends are usually paid out of company profits, so if a company pays out more than it earned then its dividend is usually at greater risk of being cut. That's why it's good to see Landmark Bancorp paying out a modest 29% of its earnings.
Generally speaking, the lower a company's payout ratios, the more resilient its dividend usually is.
Click here to see how much of its profit Landmark Bancorp paid out over the last 12 months.
Have Earnings And Dividends Been Growing?
Businesses with strong growth prospects usually make the best dividend payers, because it's easier to grow dividends when earnings per share are improving. Investors love dividends, so if earnings fall and the dividend is reduced, expect a stock to be sold off heavily at the same time. With that in mind, we're encouraged by the steady growth at Landmark Bancorp, with earnings per share up 8.5% on average over the last five years.
The main way most investors will assess a company's dividend prospects is by checking the historical rate of dividend growth. In the last 10 years, Landmark Bancorp has lifted its dividend by approximately 6.6% a year on average. It's encouraging to see the company lifting dividends while earnings are growing, suggesting at least some corporate interest in rewarding shareholders.
The Bottom Line
Should investors buy Landmark Bancorp for the upcoming dividend? It has been growing its earnings per share somewhat in recent years, although it reinvests more than half its earnings in the business, which could suggest there are some growth projects that have not yet reached fruition. Landmark Bancorp ticks a lot of boxes for us from a dividend perspective, and we think these characteristics should mark the company as deserving of further attention.
Curious about whether Landmark Bancorp has been able to consistently generate growth? Here's a chart of its historical revenue and earnings growth.
Generally, we wouldn't recommend just buying the first dividend stock you see. Here's a curated list of interesting stocks that are strong dividend payers.
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