ADLPartner's (EPA:DKUPL) Dividend Will Be Increased To €1.04

The board of ADLPartner SA (EPA:DKUPL) has announced that it will be paying its dividend of €1.04 on the 21st of June, an increased payment from last year's comparable dividend. This makes the dividend yield about the same as the industry average at 2.9%.

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ADLPartner's Dividend Is Well Covered By Earnings

We aren't too impressed by dividend yields unless they can be sustained over time. However, prior to this announcement, ADLPartner's dividend was comfortably covered by both cash flow and earnings. As a result, a large proportion of what it earned was being reinvested back into the business.

Looking forward, earnings per share could rise by 6.1% over the next year if the trend from the last few years continues. Assuming the dividend continues along recent trends, we think the payout ratio could be 31% by next year, which is in a pretty sustainable range.

Dividend Volatility

The company has a long dividend track record, but it doesn't look great with cuts in the past. Since 2014, the dividend has gone from €0.73 total annually to €1.04. This means that it has been growing its distributions at 3.6% per annum over that time. The dividend has seen some fluctuations in the past, so even though the dividend was raised this year, we should remember that it has been cut in the past.

ADLPartner Could Grow Its Dividend

Given that the dividend has been cut in the past, we need to check if earnings are growing and if that might lead to stronger dividends in the future. ADLPartner has seen EPS rising for the last five years, at 6.1% per annum. With a decent amount of growth and a low payout ratio, we think this bodes well for ADLPartner's prospects of growing its dividend payments in the future.

Our Thoughts On ADLPartner's Dividend

Overall, it's great to see the dividend being raised and that it is still in a sustainable range. The payout ratio looks good, but unfortunately the company's dividend track record isn't stellar. Taking all of this into consideration, the dividend looks viable moving forward, but investors should be mindful that the company has pushed the boundaries of sustainability in the past and may do so again.

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. For instance, we've picked out 1 warning sign for ADLPartner that investors should take into consideration. If you are a dividend investor, you might also want to look at our curated list of high yield dividend stocks.

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