Allgeier SE's (ETR:AEIN) investors are due to receive a payment of €0.50 per share on 28th of June. This makes the dividend yield 2.7%, which will augment investor returns quite nicely.
Check out our latest analysis for Allgeier
Allgeier's Earnings Easily Cover The Distributions
A big dividend yield for a few years doesn't mean much if it can't be sustained. The last dividend was quite easily covered by Allgeier's earnings. This indicates that a lot of the earnings are being reinvested into the business, with the aim of fueling growth.
The next year is set to see EPS grow by 104.5%. If the dividend continues along recent trends, we estimate the payout ratio will be 21%, which is in the range that makes us comfortable with the sustainability of the dividend.
Allgeier Doesn't Have A Long Payment History
It is great to see that Allgeier has been paying a stable dividend for a number of years now, however we want to be a bit cautious about whether this will remain true through a full economic cycle. The last annual payment of €0.50 was flat on the annual payment from6 years ago. We like that the dividend hasn't been shrinking. However we're conscious that the company hasn't got an overly long track record of dividend payments yet, which makes us wary of relying on its dividend income.
The Dividend Looks Likely To Grow
The company's investors will be pleased to have been receiving dividend income for some time. It's encouraging to see that Allgeier has been growing its earnings per share at 23% a year over the past five years. The company doesn't have any problems growing, despite returning a lot of capital to shareholders, which is a very nice combination for a dividend stock to have.
We Really Like Allgeier's Dividend
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. Earnings are easily covering distributions, and the company is generating plenty of cash. Taking this all into consideration, this looks like it could be a good dividend opportunity.
Investors generally tend to favour companies with a consistent, stable dividend policy as opposed to those operating an irregular one. Meanwhile, despite the importance of dividend payments, they are not the only factors our readers should know when assessing a company. Taking the debate a bit further, we've identified 2 warning signs for Allgeier that investors need to be conscious of moving forward. Is Allgeier not quite the opportunity you were looking for? Why not check out our selection of top dividend stocks.
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About XTRA:AEIN
Allgeier
Provides information technology (IT) solutions and software services in Germany.
Undervalued with proven track record.
