Vaibhav Global (NSE:VAIBHAVGBL) Will Pay A Dividend Of ₹1.50

Vaibhav Global Limited (NSE:VAIBHAVGBL) will pay a dividend of ₹1.50 on the 31st of August. The dividend yield will be 2.0% based on this payment which is still above the industry average.

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Vaibhav Global Is Paying Out More Than It Is Earning

We like to see robust dividend yields, but that doesn't matter if the payment isn't sustainable. Before this announcement, Vaibhav Global was paying out 79% of earnings, but a comparatively small 43% of free cash flows. In general, cash flows are more important than earnings, so we are comfortable that the dividend will be sustainable going forward, especially with so much cash left over for reinvestment.

Looking forward, EPS could fall by 5.0% if the company can't turn things around from the last few years. If the dividend continues along the path it has been on recently, the payout ratio in 12 months could be 98%, which is definitely a bit high to be sustainable going forward.

Dividend Volatility

While the company has been paying a dividend for a long time, it has cut the dividend at least once in the last 10 years. Since 2014, the dividend has gone from ₹1.16 total annually to ₹6.00. This implies that the company grew its distributions at a yearly rate of about 18% over that duration. Dividends have grown rapidly over this time, but with cuts in the past we are not certain that this stock will be a reliable source of income in the future.

Dividend Growth May Be Hard To Come By

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. Vaibhav Global has seen earnings per share falling at 5.0% per year over the last five years. If earnings continue declining, the company may have to make the difficult choice of reducing the dividend or even stopping it completely - the opposite of dividend growth.

In Summary

Overall, it's nice to see a consistent dividend payment, but we think that longer term, the current level of payment might be unsustainable. In the past, the payments have been unstable, but over the short term the dividend could be reliable, with the company generating enough cash to cover it. We don't think Vaibhav Global is a great stock to add to your portfolio if income is your focus.

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. To that end, Vaibhav Global has 2 warning signs (and 1 which is potentially serious) we think you should know about. Is Vaibhav Global not quite the opportunity you were looking for? Why not check out our selection of top dividend stocks.

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