Interested In Andhra Paper's (NSE:ANDHRAPAP) Upcoming ₹5.00 Dividend? You Have Three Days Left

It looks like Andhra Paper Limited (NSE:ANDHRAPAP) is about to go ex-dividend in the next three days. The ex-dividend date occurs one day before the record date which is the day on which shareholders need to be on the company's books in order to receive a dividend. The ex-dividend date is important as the process of settlement involves two full business days. So if you miss that date, you would not show up on the company's books on the record date. In other words, investors can purchase Andhra Paper's shares before the 29th of July in order to be eligible for the dividend, which will be paid on the 11th of September.

The company's next dividend payment will be ₹5.00 per share, and in the last 12 months, the company paid a total of ₹5.00 per share. Looking at the last 12 months of distributions, Andhra Paper has a trailing yield of approximately 2.1% on its current stock price of ₹244. We love seeing companies pay a dividend, but it's also important to be sure that laying the golden eggs isn't going to kill our golden goose! We need to see whether the dividend is covered by earnings and if it's growing.

Check out our latest analysis for Andhra Paper

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. Andhra Paper's dividend is not well covered by earnings, as the company lost money last year. This is not a sustainable state of affairs, so it would be worth investigating if earnings are expected to recover.

Click here to see how much of its profit Andhra Paper paid out over the last 12 months.

Have Earnings And Dividends Been Growing?

Companies with consistently growing earnings per share generally make the best dividend stocks, as they usually find it easier to grow dividends per share. Investors love dividends, so if earnings fall and the dividend is reduced, expect a stock to be sold off heavily at the same time. Andhra Paper reported a loss last year, but at least the general trend suggests its income has been improving over the past five years. Even so, an unprofitable company whose business does not quickly recover is usually not a good candidate for dividend investors.

The main way most investors will assess a company's dividend prospects is by checking the historical rate of dividend growth. In the past 10 years, Andhra Paper has increased its dividend at approximately 17% a year on average. It's exciting to see that both earnings and dividends per share have grown rapidly over the past few years.

Remember, you can always get a snapshot of Andhra Paper's financial health, by checking our visualisation of its financial health, here.

The Bottom Line

Should investors buy Andhra Paper for the upcoming dividend? We think this is a pretty attractive combination, and would be interested in investigating Andhra Paper more closely.

In light of that, while Andhra Paper has an appealing dividend, it's worth knowing the risks involved with this stock. To help with this, we've discovered 1 warning sign for Andhra Paper that you should be aware of before investing in their shares.

We wouldn't recommend just buying the first dividend stock you see, though. Here's a list of interesting dividend stocks with a greater than 2% yield and an upcoming dividend.

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