Only Three Days Left To Cash In On Lumax Industries' (NSE:LUMAXIND) Dividend

Regular readers will know that we love our dividends at Simply Wall St, which is why it's exciting to see Lumax Industries Limited (NSE:LUMAXIND) is about to trade ex-dividend in the next three 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 of consequence because whenever a stock is bought or sold, the trade takes at least two business day to settle. Thus, you can purchase Lumax Industries' shares before the 20th of August in order to receive the dividend, which the company will pay on the 30th of September.

The company's next dividend payment will be ₹7.00 per share. Last year, in total, the company distributed ₹7.00 to shareholders. Calculating the last year's worth of payments shows that Lumax Industries has a trailing yield of 0.5% on the current share price of ₹1465.4. If you buy this business for its dividend, you should have an idea of whether Lumax Industries's dividend is reliable and sustainable. So we need to check whether the dividend payments are covered, and if earnings are growing.

Check out our latest analysis for Lumax Industries

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. Lumax Industries has a low and conservative payout ratio of just 16% of its income after tax. That said, even highly profitable companies sometimes might not generate enough cash to pay the dividend, which is why we should always check if the dividend is covered by cash flow. Over the last year it paid out 64% of its free cash flow as dividends, within the usual range for most companies.

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 Lumax Industries paid out over the last 12 months.

Have Earnings And Dividends Been Growing?

When earnings decline, dividend companies become much harder to analyse and own safely. If business enters a downturn and the dividend is cut, the company could see its value fall precipitously. Lumax Industries's earnings per share have fallen at approximately 5.2% a year over the previous five years. Ultimately, when earnings per share decline, the size of the pie from which dividends can be paid, shrinks.

Many investors will assess a company's dividend performance by evaluating how much the dividend payments have changed over time. Lumax Industries has delivered an average of 1.6% per year annual increase in its dividend, based on the past 10 years of dividend payments.

Final Takeaway

Should investors buy Lumax Industries for the upcoming dividend? Its earnings per share have been declining meaningfully, although it is paying out less than half its income and more than half its cash flow as dividends. Neither payout ratio appears an immediate concern, but we're concerned about the earnings. Overall, it's hard to get excited about Lumax Industries from a dividend perspective.

However if you're still interested in Lumax Industries as a potential investment, you should definitely consider some of the risks involved with Lumax Industries. For example - Lumax Industries 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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