Fiducial Office Solutions (EPA:SACI) Pays A €0.70 Dividend In Just Four Days

Fiducial Office Solutions (EPA:SACI) stock is about to trade ex-dividend in four days. The ex-dividend date is usually set to be two business days 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. It is important to be aware of the ex-dividend date because any trade on the stock needs to have been settled on or before the record date. Accordingly, Fiducial Office Solutions investors that purchase the stock on or after the 14th of May will not receive the dividend, which will be paid on the 16th of May.

The upcoming dividend for Fiducial Office Solutions will put a total of €0.70 per share in shareholders' pockets. If you buy this business for its dividend, you should have an idea of whether Fiducial Office Solutions's dividend is reliable and sustainable. So we need to check whether the dividend payments are covered, and if earnings are growing.

We've discovered 1 warning sign about Fiducial Office Solutions. View them for free.

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. Fiducial Office Solutions paid out 63% of its earnings to investors last year, a normal payout level for most businesses.

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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. With that in mind, we're encouraged by the steady growth at Fiducial Office Solutions, with earnings per share up 7.3% on average over the last five years.

This is Fiducial Office Solutions's first year of paying a regular dividend, so it doesn't have much of a history yet to compare to.

The Bottom Line

Is Fiducial Office Solutions an attractive dividend stock, or better left on the shelf? Earnings per share have been growing at a reasonable rate, and the company is paying out a bit over half its earnings as dividends. In sum this is a middling combination, and we find it hard to get excited about the company from a dividend perspective.

So if you want to do more digging on Fiducial Office Solutions, you'll find it worthwhile knowing the risks that this stock faces. Every company has risks, and we've spotted 1 warning sign for Fiducial Office Solutions you should know about.

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