IGM Financial (TSE:IGM) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of CA$0.56

The board of IGM Financial Inc. (TSE:IGM) has announced that it will pay a dividend on the 29th of July, with investors receiving CA$0.56 per share. This makes the dividend yield 6.3%, which will augment investor returns quite nicely.

Check out our latest analysis for IGM Financial

IGM Financial's Dividend Is Well Covered By Earnings

While it is great to have a strong dividend yield, we should also consider whether the payment is sustainable. Based on the last payment, IGM Financial was quite comfortably earning enough to cover the dividend. This indicates that a lot of the earnings are being reinvested into the business, with the aim of fueling growth.

Looking forward, earnings per share is forecast to fall by 2.5% over the next year. If the dividend continues along the path it has been on recently, we estimate the payout ratio could be 55%, which is comfortable for the company to continue in the future.

IGM Financial Has A Solid Track Record

Even over a long history of paying dividends, the company's distributions have been remarkably stable. The dividend has gone from CA$2.15 in 2012 to the most recent annual payment of CA$2.25. Dividend payments have been growing, but very slowly over the period. Although we can't deny that the dividend has been remarkably stable in the past, the growth has been pretty muted.

IGM Financial Could Grow Its Dividend

The company's investors will be pleased to have been receiving dividend income for some time. IGM Financial has impressed us by growing EPS at 5.1% per year over the past five years. Shareholders are getting plenty of the earnings returned to them, which combined with strong growth makes this quite appealing.

IGM Financial Looks Like A Great Dividend Stock

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. The earnings easily cover the company's distributions, and the company is generating plenty of cash. However, it is worth noting that the earnings are expected to fall over the next year, which may not change the long term outlook, but could affect the dividend payment in the next 12 months. All of these factors considered, we think this has solid potential as a dividend stock.

Market movements attest to how highly valued a consistent dividend policy is compared to one which is more unpredictable. At the same time, there are other factors our readers should be conscious of before pouring capital into a stock. For example, we've picked out 1 warning sign for IGM Financial that investors should know about before committing capital to this stock. Is IGM Financial not quite the opportunity you were looking for? Why not check out our selection of top dividend stocks.

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