Be Sure To Check Out Tiv Taam Holdings 1 Ltd. (TLV:TTAM) Before It Goes Ex-Dividend

Regular readers will know that we love our dividends at Simply Wall St, which is why it's exciting to see Tiv Taam Holdings 1 Ltd. (TLV:TTAM) is about to trade ex-dividend in the next 3 days. The ex-dividend date is one business day before the record date, which is the cut-off date for shareholders to be present on the company's books to be eligible for a dividend payment. 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. Meaning, you will need to purchase Tiv Taam Holdings 1's shares before the 28th of November to receive the dividend, which will be paid on the 9th of December.

The company's next dividend payment will be ₪0.053 per share, on the back of last year when the company paid a total of ₪0.18 to shareholders. Last year's total dividend payments show that Tiv Taam Holdings 1 has a trailing yield of 1.7% on the current share price of ₪10.18. If you buy this business for its dividend, you should have an idea of whether Tiv Taam Holdings 1's dividend is reliable and sustainable. That's why we should always check whether the dividend payments appear sustainable, and if the company is growing.

View our latest analysis for Tiv Taam Holdings 1

Dividends are usually paid out of company profits, so if a company pays out more than it earned then its dividend is usually at greater risk of being cut. Tiv Taam Holdings 1 paid out just 23% of its profit last year, which we think is conservatively low and leaves plenty of margin for unexpected circumstances. Yet cash flows are even more important than profits for assessing a dividend, so we need to see if the company generated enough cash to pay its distribution. What's good is that dividends were well covered by free cash flow, with the company paying out 14% of its cash flow last year.

It's encouraging to see that the dividend is covered by both profit and cash flow. This generally suggests the dividend is sustainable, as long as earnings don't drop precipitously.

Click here to see how much of its profit Tiv Taam Holdings 1 paid out over the last 12 months.

Have Earnings And Dividends Been Growing?

Companies with consistently growing earnings per share generally make the best dividend stocks, as they usually find it easier to grow dividends per share. If business enters a downturn and the dividend is cut, the company could see its value fall precipitously. That's why it's comforting to see Tiv Taam Holdings 1's earnings have been skyrocketing, up 28% per annum for the past five years. Tiv Taam Holdings 1 looks like a real growth company, with earnings per share growing at a cracking pace and the company reinvesting most of its profits in the business.

Another key way to measure a company's dividend prospects is by measuring its historical rate of dividend growth. Tiv Taam Holdings 1 has delivered 36% dividend growth per year on average over the past seven years. Both per-share earnings and dividends have both been growing rapidly in recent times, which is great to see.

The Bottom Line

Should investors buy Tiv Taam Holdings 1 for the upcoming dividend? Tiv Taam Holdings 1 has grown its earnings per share while simultaneously reinvesting in the business. Unfortunately it's cut the dividend at least once in the past seven years, but the conservative payout ratio makes the current dividend look sustainable. There's a lot to like about Tiv Taam Holdings 1, and we would prioritise taking a closer look at it.

Want to learn more about Tiv Taam Holdings 1? Here's a visualisation of its historical rate of revenue and earnings growth.

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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