YOUNGY's (SZSE:002192) Dividend Is Being Reduced To CN¥0.30

YOUNGY Co., Ltd. (SZSE:002192) is reducing its dividend from last year's comparable payment to CN¥0.30 on the 21st of June. This payment takes the dividend yield to 1.0%, which only provides a modest boost to overall returns.

See our latest analysis for YOUNGY

YOUNGY's Earnings Easily Cover The Distributions

While yield is important, another factor to consider about a company's dividend is whether the current payout levels are feasible. However, YOUNGY's earnings easily cover the dividend. This means that most of what the business earns is being used to help it grow.

The next year is set to see EPS grow by 15.9%. Assuming the dividend continues along recent trends, we think the payout ratio could be 19% by next year, which is in a pretty sustainable range.

YOUNGY Doesn't Have A Long Payment History

It's not possible for us to make a backward looking judgement just based on a short payment history. This doesn't mean that the company can't pay a good dividend, but just that we want to wait until it can prove itself.

The Dividend Looks Likely To Grow

Given that dividend payments have been shrinking like a glacier in a warming world, we need to check if there are some bright spots on the horizon. It's encouraging to see that YOUNGY has been growing its earnings per share at 64% a year over the past five years. Earnings have been growing rapidly, and with a low payout ratio we think that the company could turn out to be a great dividend stock.

YOUNGY Looks Like A Great Dividend Stock

Overall, we think that YOUNGY could be a great option for a dividend investment, although we would have preferred if the dividend wasn't cut this year. The cut will allow the company to continue paying out the dividend without putting the balance sheet under pressure, which means that it could remain sustainable for longer. All of these factors considered, we think this has solid potential as a dividend stock.

Investors generally tend to favour companies with a consistent, stable dividend policy as opposed to those operating an irregular one. Still, investors need to consider a host of other factors, apart from dividend payments, when analysing a company. For instance, we've picked out 3 warning signs for YOUNGY that investors should take into consideration. Looking for more high-yielding dividend ideas? Try our collection of strong dividend payers.

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