Get Nice Financial Group (HKG:1469) Has Announced A Dividend Of HK$0.03

Get Nice Financial Group Limited's (HKG:1469) investors are due to receive a payment of HK$0.03 per share on 7th of September. This means the annual payment is 8.6% of the current stock price, which is above the average for the industry.

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Get Nice Financial Group Doesn't Earn Enough To Cover Its Payments

A big dividend yield for a few years doesn't mean much if it can't be sustained. Based on the last payment, Get Nice Financial Group's profits didn't cover the dividend, but the company was generating enough cash instead. Given that the dividend is a cash outflow, we think that cash is more important than accounting measures of profit when assessing the dividend, so this is a mitigating factor.

Looking forward, EPS could fall by 11.6% if the company can't turn things around from the last few years. Assuming the dividend continues along recent trends, we believe the payout ratio could reach 114%, which could put the dividend under pressure if earnings don't start to improve.

Get Nice Financial Group's Dividend Has Lacked Consistency

Get Nice Financial Group has been paying dividends for a while, but the track record isn't stellar. This suggests that the dividend might not be the most reliable. The dividend has gone from an annual total of HK$0.04 in 2016 to the most recent total annual payment of HK$0.06. This means that it has been growing its distributions at 6.0% per annum over that time. It's good to see the dividend growing at a decent rate, but the dividend has been cut at least once in the past. Get Nice Financial Group might have put its house in order since then, but we remain cautious.

The Dividend Has Limited Growth Potential

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. Get Nice Financial Group's earnings per share has shrunk at 12% a year over the past five years. Dividend payments are likely to come under some pressure unless EPS can pull out of the nosedive it is in.

The Dividend Could Prove To Be Unreliable

Overall, it's nice to see a consistent dividend payment, but we think that longer term, the current level of payment might be unsustainable. The payments haven't been particularly stable and we don't see huge growth potential, but with the dividend well covered by cash flows it could prove to be reliable over the short term. We would be a touch cautious of relying on this stock primarily for the dividend income.

Companies possessing a stable dividend policy will likely enjoy greater investor interest than those suffering from a more inconsistent approach. However, there are other things to consider for investors when analysing stock performance. As an example, we've identified 2 warning signs for Get Nice Financial Group that you should be aware of before investing. Is Get Nice Financial Group not quite the opportunity you were looking for? Why not check out our selection of top dividend stocks.

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