Be Sure To Check Out Banco Products (India) Limited (NSE:BANCOINDIA) Before It Goes Ex-Dividend

Some investors rely on dividends for growing their wealth, and if you're one of those dividend sleuths, you might be intrigued to know that Banco Products (India) Limited (NSE:BANCOINDIA) is about to go ex-dividend in just 3 days. The ex-dividend date is usually set to be one business day before the record date which is the cut-off date on which you must be present on the company's books as a shareholder in order to receive the dividend. The ex-dividend date is important because any transaction on a stock needs to have been settled before the record date in order to be eligible for a dividend. Meaning, you will need to purchase Banco Products (India)'s shares before the 3rd of September to receive the dividend, which will be paid on the 21st of October.

The company's next dividend payment will be ₹2.00 per share, on the back of last year when the company paid a total of ₹2.00 to shareholders. Looking at the last 12 months of distributions, Banco Products (India) has a trailing yield of approximately 0.9% on its current stock price of ₹212.55. We love seeing companies pay a dividend, but it's also important to be sure that laying the golden eggs isn't going to kill our golden goose! That's why we should always check whether the dividend payments appear sustainable, and if the company is growing.

View our latest analysis for Banco Products (India)

Dividends are typically paid from company earnings. If a company pays more in dividends than it earned in profit, then the dividend could be unsustainable. Banco Products (India) is paying out just 10% of its profit after tax, which is comfortably low and leaves plenty of breathing room in the case of adverse events.

Click here to see how much of its profit Banco Products (India) 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 earnings fall far enough, the company could be forced to cut its dividend. With that in mind, we're encouraged by the steady growth at Banco Products (India), with earnings per share up 9.6% on average over the last five years. Earnings per share have been increasing steadily and management is reinvesting almost all of the profits back into the business. If profits are reinvested effectively, this could be a bullish combination for future earnings and dividends.

Many investors will assess a company's dividend performance by evaluating how much the dividend payments have changed over time. It looks like the Banco Products (India) dividends are largely the same as they were 10 years ago.

The Bottom Line

Should investors buy Banco Products (India) for the upcoming dividend? Banco Products (India) has seen its earnings per share grow slowly in recent years, and the company reinvests more than half of its profits in the business, which generally bodes well for its future prospects. We think this is a pretty attractive combination, and would be interested in investigating Banco Products (India) more closely.

On that note, you'll want to research what risks Banco Products (India) is facing. Be aware that Banco Products (India) is showing 3 warning signs in our investment analysis, and 1 of those is significant...

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