Jarvis Securities plc (LON:JIM) Pays A UK£0.085 Dividend In Just Three Days

Regular readers will know that we love our dividends at Simply Wall St, which is why it's exciting to see Jarvis Securities plc (LON:JIM) is about to trade ex-dividend in the next 3 days. The ex-dividend date is one business day before a company's record date, which is the date on which the company determines which shareholders are entitled to receive a dividend. The ex-dividend date is of consequence because whenever a stock is bought or sold, the trade takes at least two business day to settle. Therefore, if you purchase Jarvis Securities' shares on or after the 29th of July, you won't be eligible to receive the dividend, when it is paid on the 5th of August.

The company's next dividend payment will be UK£0.085 per share, and in the last 12 months, the company paid a total of UK£0.11 per share. Looking at the last 12 months of distributions, Jarvis Securities has a trailing yield of approximately 3.6% on its current stock price of £3.1. Dividends are an important source of income to many shareholders, but the health of the business is crucial to maintaining those dividends. As a result, readers should always check whether Jarvis Securities has been able to grow its dividends, or if the dividend might be cut.

See our latest analysis for Jarvis Securities

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. Last year Jarvis Securities paid out 90% of its profits as dividends to shareholders, suggesting the dividend is not well covered by earnings.

Generally, the higher a company's payout ratio, the more the dividend is at risk of being reduced.

Click here to see how much of its profit Jarvis Securities paid out over the last 12 months.

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. If business enters a downturn and the dividend is cut, the company could see its value fall precipitously. For this reason, we're glad to see Jarvis Securities's earnings per share have risen 19% per annum over the last five years.

Many investors will assess a company's dividend performance by evaluating how much the dividend payments have changed over time. Jarvis Securities has delivered an average of 19% per year annual increase in its dividend, based on the past 10 years of dividend payments. It's great to see earnings per share growing rapidly over several years, and dividends per share growing right along with it.

Final Takeaway

Has Jarvis Securities got what it takes to maintain its dividend payments? We're not enthused to see Jarvis Securities's dividend was not well covered by earnings over the last year, although it is great to see earnings growing. At best we would put it on a watch-list to see if business conditions improve, as it doesn't look like a clear opportunity right now.

However if you're still interested in Jarvis Securities as a potential investment, you should definitely consider some of the risks involved with Jarvis Securities. For example - Jarvis Securities has 2 warning signs we think you should be aware of.

We wouldn't recommend just buying the first dividend stock you see, though. Here's a list of interesting dividend stocks with a greater than 2% yield and an upcoming dividend.

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