Income Investors Should Know The Basellandschaftliche Kantonalbank (VTX:BLKB) Ex-Dividend Date

Attention dividend hunters! Basellandschaftliche Kantonalbank (VTX:BLKB) will be distributing its dividend of CHF35.00 per share on the 07 March 2019, and will start trading ex-dividend in 2 days time on the 05 March 2019. Investors looking for higher income-generating stocks to add to their portfolio should keep reading, as I take a deeper dive into Basellandschaftliche Kantonalbank's latest financial data to analyse its dividend attributes.

Check out our latest analysis for Basellandschaftliche Kantonalbank

Here's how I find good dividend stocks

When researching a dividend stock, I always follow the following screening criteria:

• Is it the top 25% annual dividend yield payer?
• Has its dividend been stable over the past (i.e. no missed payments or significant payout cuts)?
• Has dividend per share risen in the past couple of years?
• Is is able to pay the current rate of dividends from its earnings?
• Will the company be able to keep paying dividend based on the future earnings growth?

Does Basellandschaftliche Kantonalbank pass our checks?

The company currently pays out 56% of its earnings as a dividend, according to its trailing twelve-month data, which means that the dividend is covered by earnings. Furthermore, analysts have not forecasted a dividends per share for the future, which makes it hard to determine the yield shareholders should expect, and whether the current payout is sustainable, moving forward.

When considering the sustainability of dividends, it is also worth checking the cash flow of a company. A company with strong cash flow, relative to earnings, can sometimes sustain a high pay out ratio.

If there's one type of stock you want to be reliable, it's dividend stocks and their stable income-generating ability. In the case of BLKB it has increased its DPS from CHF30 to CHF35 in the past 10 years. During this period it has not missed a payment, as one would expect for a company increasing its dividend. This is an impressive feat, which makes BLKB a true dividend rockstar.

Relative to peers, Basellandschaftliche Kantonalbank produces a yield of 3.8%, which is high for Banks stocks.

Next Steps:

Taking into account the dividend metrics, Basellandschaftliche Kantonalbank ticks most of the boxes as a strong dividend investment, putting it in my list of top dividend payers. Given that this is purely a dividend analysis, I recommend taking sufficient time to understand its core business and determine whether the company and its investment properties suit your overall goals. There are three key aspects you should look at:

1. Future Outlook: What are well-informed industry analysts predicting for BLKB’s future growth? Take a look at our free research report of analyst consensus for BLKB’s outlook.
2. Valuation: What is BLKB worth today? Even if the stock is a cash cow, it's not worth an infinite price. The intrinsic value infographic in our free research report helps visualize whether BLKB is currently mispriced by the market.
3. Other Dividend Rockstars: Are there better dividend payers with stronger fundamentals out there? Check out our free list of these great stocks here.

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