Kirloskar Pneumatic's (NSE:KIRLPNU) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Kirloskar Pneumatic Company Limited's (NSE:KIRLPNU) dividend will be increasing from last year's payment of the same period to ₹4.00 on 19th of August. Although the dividend is now higher, the yield is only 0.5%, which is below the industry average.

While the dividend yield is important for income investors, it is also important to consider any large share price moves, as this will generally outweigh any gains from distributions. Investors will be pleased to see that Kirloskar Pneumatic's stock price has increased by 94% in the last 3 months, which is good for shareholders and can also explain a decrease in the dividend yield.

Check out our latest analysis for Kirloskar Pneumatic

Kirloskar Pneumatic's Payment Has Solid Earnings Coverage

While yield is important, another factor to consider about a company's dividend is whether the current payout levels are feasible. Before making this announcement, Kirloskar Pneumatic was easily earning enough to cover the dividend. As a result, a large proportion of what it earned was being reinvested back into the business.

The next year is set to see EPS grow by 142.0%. If the dividend continues along recent trends, we estimate the payout ratio will be 15%, which is in the range that makes us comfortable with the sustainability of the dividend.

Dividend Volatility

The company has a long dividend track record, but it doesn't look great with cuts in the past. Since 2014, the dividend has gone from ₹2.00 total annually to ₹6.50. This implies that the company grew its distributions at a yearly rate of about 13% over that duration. It is great to see strong growth in the dividend payments, but cuts are concerning as it may indicate the payout policy is too ambitious.

The Dividend Looks Likely To Grow

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. We are encouraged to see that Kirloskar Pneumatic has grown earnings per share at 19% per year over the past five years. A low payout ratio and decent growth suggests that the company is reinvesting well, and it also has plenty of room to increase the dividend over time.

Kirloskar Pneumatic Looks Like A Great Dividend Stock

Overall, we think this could be an attractive income stock, and it is only getting better by paying a higher dividend this year. Distributions are quite easily covered by earnings, which are also being converted to cash flows. All of these factors considered, we think this has solid potential as a dividend stock.

Investors generally tend to favour companies with a consistent, stable dividend policy as opposed to those operating an irregular one. However, there are other things to consider for investors when analysing stock performance. For example, we've identified 2 warning signs for Kirloskar Pneumatic (1 doesn't sit too well with us!) that you should be aware of before investing. Is Kirloskar Pneumatic not quite the opportunity you were looking for? Why not check out our selection of top dividend stocks.

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