Siemens (NSE:SIEMENS) Has Announced A Dividend Of ₹10.00

Siemens Limited's (NSE:SIEMENS) investors are due to receive a payment of ₹10.00 per share on 14th of March. Including this payment, the dividend yield on the stock will be 0.2%, which is a modest boost for shareholders' returns.

Check out our latest analysis for Siemens

Siemens' Earnings Easily Cover The Distributions

Even a low dividend yield can be attractive if it is sustained for years on end. However, Siemens' earnings easily cover the dividend. This means that most of what the business earns is being used to help it grow.

Looking forward, earnings per share is forecast to rise by 74.5% over the next year. If the dividend continues along recent trends, we estimate the payout ratio will be 11%, which is in the range that makes us comfortable with the sustainability of the dividend.

Siemens Has A Solid Track Record

The company has a sustained record of paying dividends with very little fluctuation. Since 2014, the annual payment back then was ₹5.00, compared to the most recent full-year payment of ₹10.00. This means that it has been growing its distributions at 7.2% per annum over that time. The growth of the dividend has been pretty reliable, so we think this can offer investors some nice additional income in their portfolio.

The Dividend Looks Likely To Grow

Investors could be attracted to the stock based on the quality of its payment history. We are encouraged to see that Siemens has grown earnings per share at 17% per year over the past five years. Siemens definitely has the potential to grow its dividend in the future with earnings on an uptrend and a low payout ratio.

Siemens Looks Like A Great Dividend Stock

Overall, we like to see the dividend staying consistent, and we think Siemens might even raise payments in the future. 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.

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. Earnings growth generally bodes well for the future value of company dividend payments. See if the 8 Siemens analysts we track are forecasting continued growth with our free report on analyst estimates for the company. Is Siemens not quite the opportunity you were looking for? Why not check out our selection of top dividend stocks.

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