Robertet's (EPA:RBT) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Robertet SA's (EPA:RBT) dividend will be increasing from last year's payment of the same period to €10.00 on 1st of July. This takes the annual payment to 1.2% of the current stock price, which unfortunately is below what the industry is paying.

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Robertet's Projected Earnings Seem Likely To Cover Future Distributions

It would be nice for the yield to be higher, but we should also check if higher levels of dividend payment would be sustainable. However, Robertet's earnings easily cover the dividend. This means that most of what the business earns is being used to help it grow.

Looking forward, earnings per share is forecast to rise by 22.1% over the next year. Assuming the dividend continues along recent trends, we think the payout ratio could be 20% by next year, which is in a pretty sustainable range.

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Robertet Has A Solid Track Record

The company has been paying a dividend for a long time, and it has been quite stable which gives us confidence in the future dividend potential. The annual payment during the last 10 years was €3.30 in 2015, and the most recent fiscal year payment was €10.00. This means that it has been growing its distributions at 12% per annum over that time. Rapidly growing dividends for a long time is a very valuable feature for an income stock.

The Dividend Looks Likely To Grow

Investors who have held shares in the company for the past few years will be happy with the dividend income they have received. Robertet has seen EPS rising for the last five years, at 15% per annum. Robertet definitely has the potential to grow its dividend in the future with earnings on an uptrend and a low payout ratio.

Robertet Looks Like A Great Dividend Stock

Overall, a dividend increase is always good, and we think that Robertet is a strong income stock thanks to its track record and growing earnings. 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. However, there are other things to consider for investors when analysing stock performance. Earnings growth generally bodes well for the future value of company dividend payments. See if the 6 Robertet analysts we track are forecasting continued growth with our free report on analyst estimates for the company. Is Robertet not quite the opportunity you were looking for? Why not check out our selection of top dividend stocks.

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