Ambika Cotton Mills (NSE:AMBIKCO) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To ₹37.00

Ambika Cotton Mills Limited (NSE:AMBIKCO) will increase its dividend from last year's comparable payment on the 27th of October to ₹37.00. This will take the dividend yield to an attractive 2.6%, providing a nice boost to shareholder returns.

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Ambika Cotton Mills' Projected Earnings Seem Likely To Cover Future Distributions

Impressive dividend yields are good, but this doesn't matter much if the payments can't be sustained. However, prior to this announcement, Ambika Cotton Mills' dividend was comfortably covered by both cash flow and earnings. As a result, a large proportion of what it earned was being reinvested back into the business.

Over the next year, EPS could expand by 6.7% if recent trends continue. If the dividend continues on this path, the payout ratio could be 36% by next year, which we think can be pretty sustainable going forward.

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Dividend Volatility

The company's dividend history has been marked by instability, with at least one cut in the last 10 years. Since 2015, the annual payment back then was ₹12.50, compared to the most recent full-year payment of ₹37.00. This implies that the company grew its distributions at a yearly rate of about 11% 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.

Ambika Cotton Mills Could Grow Its Dividend

With a relatively unstable dividend, it's even more important to evaluate if earnings per share is growing, which could point to a growing dividend in the future. We are encouraged to see that Ambika Cotton Mills has grown earnings per share at 6.7% per year over the past five years. With a decent amount of growth and a low payout ratio, we think this bodes well for Ambika Cotton Mills' prospects of growing its dividend payments in the future.

Our Thoughts On Ambika Cotton Mills' Dividend

In summary, it's great to see that the company can raise the dividend and keep it in a sustainable range. While the payout ratios are a good sign, we are less enthusiastic about the company's dividend record. The payment isn't stellar, but it could make a decent addition to a dividend portfolio.

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. Case in point: We've spotted 3 warning signs for Ambika Cotton Mills (of which 1 shouldn't be ignored!) you should know about. Is Ambika Cotton Mills not quite the opportunity you were looking for? Why not check out our selection of top dividend stocks.

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