Jindal Drilling & Industries Limited (NSE:JINDRILL) Is About To Go Ex-Dividend, And It Pays A 0.4% Yield

Regular readers will know that we love our dividends at Simply Wall St, which is why it's exciting to see Jindal Drilling & Industries Limited (NSE:JINDRILL) is about to trade ex-dividend in the next 3 days. The ex-dividend date is one business day before a company's record date, which is the date on which the company determines which shareholders are entitled to receive a dividend. The ex-dividend date is of consequence because whenever a stock is bought or sold, the trade takes at least two business day to settle. Meaning, you will need to purchase Jindal Drilling & Industries' shares before the 14th of September to receive the dividend, which will be paid on the 28th of October.

The company's next dividend payment will be ₹0.50 per share, on the back of last year when the company paid a total of ₹0.50 to shareholders. Last year's total dividend payments show that Jindal Drilling & Industries has a trailing yield of 0.4% on the current share price of ₹134.5. If you buy this business for its dividend, you should have an idea of whether Jindal Drilling & Industries's dividend is reliable and sustainable. That's why we should always check whether the dividend payments appear sustainable, and if the company is growing.

View our latest analysis for Jindal Drilling & Industries

Dividends are typically paid from company earnings. If a company pays more in dividends than it earned in profit, then the dividend could be unsustainable. Jindal Drilling & Industries has a low and conservative payout ratio of just 13% of its income after tax. That said, even highly profitable companies sometimes might not generate enough cash to pay the dividend, which is why we should always check if the dividend is covered by cash flow. What's good is that dividends were well covered by free cash flow, with the company paying out 0.8% of its cash flow last year.

It's positive to see that Jindal Drilling & Industries's dividend is covered by both profits and cash flow, since this is generally a sign that the dividend is sustainable, and a lower payout ratio usually suggests a greater margin of safety before the dividend gets cut.

Click here to see how much of its profit Jindal Drilling & Industries paid out over the last 12 months.

Have Earnings And Dividends Been Growing?

Companies with falling earnings are riskier for dividend shareholders. If earnings fall far enough, the company could be forced to cut its dividend. Jindal Drilling & Industries's earnings have collapsed faster than Wile E Coyote's schemes to trap the Road Runner; down a tremendous 39% a year over the past five years.

The main way most investors will assess a company's dividend prospects is by checking the historical rate of dividend growth. Jindal Drilling & Industries has seen its dividend decline 8.8% per annum on average over the past 10 years, which is not great to see. It's never nice to see earnings and dividends falling, but at least management has cut the dividend rather than potentially risk the company's health in an attempt to maintain it.

The Bottom Line

Has Jindal Drilling & Industries got what it takes to maintain its dividend payments? Jindal Drilling & Industries has comfortably low cash and profit payout ratios, which may mean the dividend is sustainable even in the face of a sharp decline in earnings per share. Still, we consider declining earnings to be a warning sign. All things considered, we are not particularly enthused about Jindal Drilling & Industries from a dividend perspective.

With that in mind, a critical part of thorough stock research is being aware of any risks that stock currently faces. For example - Jindal Drilling & Industries has 2 warning signs we think you should be aware of.

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