CARE Ratings (NSE:CARERATING) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of ₹11.00

CARE Ratings Limited (NSE:CARERATING) will pay a dividend of ₹11.00 on the 9th of August. The dividend yield is 0.9% based on this payment, which is a little bit low compared to the other companies in the industry.

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 CARE Ratings' stock price has increased by 69% in the last 3 months, which is good for shareholders and can also explain a decrease in the dividend yield.

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CARE Ratings' Payment Could Potentially Have Solid Earnings Coverage

It would be nice for the yield to be higher, but we should also check if higher levels of dividend payment would be sustainable. However, prior to this announcement, CARE Ratings' dividend was comfortably covered by both cash flow and earnings. This means that most of its earnings are being retained to grow the business.

Looking forward, earnings per share is forecast to rise by 62.3% over the next year. Assuming the dividend continues along recent trends, we think the payout ratio could be 23% by next year, which is in a pretty sustainable range.

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Dividend Volatility

Although the company has a long dividend history, it has been cut at least once in the last 10 years. Since 2015, the dividend has gone from ₹12.00 total annually to ₹18.00. This implies that the company grew its distributions at a yearly rate of about 4.1% over that duration. The dividend has seen some fluctuations in the past, so even though the dividend was raised this year, we should remember that it has been cut in the past.

The Dividend Looks Likely To Grow

With a relatively unstable dividend, it's even more important to see if earnings per share is growing. We are encouraged to see that CARE Ratings has grown earnings per share at 10% per year over the past five years. CARE Ratings definitely has the potential to grow its dividend in the future with earnings on an uptrend and a low payout ratio.

CARE Ratings Looks Like A Great Dividend Stock

In summary, it is good to see that the dividend is staying consistent, and we don't think there is any reason to suspect this might change over the medium term. 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.

Market movements attest to how highly valued a consistent dividend policy is compared to one which is more unpredictable. Meanwhile, despite the importance of dividend payments, they are not the only factors our readers should know when assessing a company. To that end, CARE Ratings has 2 warning signs (and 1 which makes us a bit uncomfortable) we think you should know about. Is CARE Ratings not quite the opportunity you were looking for? Why not check out our selection of top dividend stocks.

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