Yahoo Finance There's A Lot To Like About Endeavour Group's (ASX:EDV) Upcoming AU$0.13 Dividend
Regular readers will know that we love our dividends at Simply Wall St, which is why it's exciting to see Endeavour Group Limited (ASX:EDV) is about to trade ex-dividend in the next four days. The ex-dividend date is usually set to be one business day 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 two full business days. So if you miss that date, you would not show up on the company's books on the record date. This means that investors who purchase Endeavour Group's shares on or after the 1st of March will not receive the dividend, which will be paid on the 28th of March.
The company's next dividend payment will be AU$0.13 per share. Dividends are an important source of income to many shareholders, but the health of the business is crucial to maintaining those dividends. So we need to check whether the dividend payments are covered, and if earnings are growing.
Check out our latest analysis for Endeavour Group
Dividends are typically paid out of company income, so if a company pays out more than it earned, its dividend is usually at a higher risk of being cut. Endeavour Group paid out more than half (72%) of its earnings last year, which is a regular payout ratio for most companies. Yet cash flow is typically more important than profit for assessing dividend sustainability, so we should always check if the company generated enough cash to afford its dividend. What's good is that dividends were well covered by free cash flow, with the company paying out 19% of its cash flow last year.
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.
Click here to see the company's payout ratio, plus analyst estimates of its future dividends.
Have Earnings And Dividends Been Growing?
Stocks in companies that generate sustainable earnings growth often make the best dividend prospects, as it is easier to lift the dividend when earnings are rising. Investors love dividends, so if earnings fall and the dividend is reduced, expect a stock to be sold off heavily at the same time. Management appears to be striking a nice balance between reinvesting for growth and paying dividends to shareholders. Earnings per share have been growing quickly and in combination with some reinvestment and a middling payout ratio, the stock may have decent dividend prospects going forwards.
This is Endeavour Group's first year of paying a dividend, so it doesn't have much of a history yet to compare to.
The Bottom Line
Is Endeavour Group an attractive dividend stock, or better left on the shelf? Endeavour Group's growing earnings per share and conservative payout ratios make for a decent combination. We also like that it paid out a lower percentage of its cash flow. There's a lot to like about Endeavour Group, and we would prioritise taking a closer look at it.
While it's tempting to invest in Endeavour Group for the dividends alone, you should always be mindful of the risks involved. To help with this, we've discovered 1 warning sign for Endeavour Group that you should be aware of before investing in their shares.
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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