Read This Before Considering Hindprakash Industries Limited (NSE:HPIL) For Its Upcoming ₹1.00 Dividend

Hindprakash Industries Limited (NSE:HPIL) is about to trade 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 an important date to be aware of as any purchase of the stock made on or after this date might mean a late settlement that doesn't show on the record date. Thus, you can purchase Hindprakash Industries' shares before the 16th of September in order to receive the dividend, which the company will pay on the 25th of October.

The company's next dividend payment will be ₹1.00 per share, on the back of last year when the company paid a total of ₹1.00 to shareholders. Last year's total dividend payments show that Hindprakash Industries has a trailing yield of 1.9% on the current share price of ₹52. Dividends are an important source of income to many shareholders, but the health of the business is crucial to maintaining those dividends. We need to see whether the dividend is covered by earnings and if it's growing.

See our latest analysis for Hindprakash Industries

If a company pays out more in dividends than it earned, then the dividend might become unsustainable - hardly an ideal situation. Fortunately Hindprakash Industries's payout ratio is modest, at just 50% of profit.

Click here to see how much of its profit Hindprakash 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. Hindprakash Industries's earnings per share have fallen at approximately 6.7% a year over the previous five years. Ultimately, when earnings per share decline, the size of the pie from which dividends can be paid, shrinks.

Hindprakash Industries also issued more than 5% of its market cap in new stock during the past year, which we feel is likely to hurt its dividend prospects in the long run. It's hard to grow dividends per share when a company keeps creating new shares.

Unfortunately Hindprakash Industries has only been paying a dividend for a year or so, so there's not much of a history to draw insight from.

To Sum It Up

Is Hindprakash Industries an attractive dividend stock, or better left on the shelf? Earnings per share are down meaningfully, although at least the company is paying out a low and conservative percentage of both its earnings and cash flow. It's definitely not great to see earnings falling, but at least there may be some buffer before the dividend needs to be cut. To summarise, Hindprakash Industries looks okay on this analysis, although it doesn't appear a stand-out opportunity.

If you're not too concerned about Hindprakash Industries's ability to pay dividends, you should still be mindful of some of the other risks that this business faces. For instance, we've identified 6 warning signs for Hindprakash Industries (3 are a bit unpleasant) you should be aware of.

If you're in the market for dividend stocks, we recommend checking our list of top dividend stocks with a greater than 2% yield and an upcoming dividend.

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