Bliss GVS Pharma (NSE:BLISSGVS) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of ₹0.50

The board of Bliss GVS Pharma Limited (NSE:BLISSGVS) has announced that it will pay a dividend of ₹0.50 per share on the 21st of October. Including this payment, the dividend yield on the stock will be 0.5%, which is a modest boost for shareholders' returns.

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Bliss GVS Pharma's Earnings Easily Cover the Distributions

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, Bliss GVS Pharma's dividend was comfortably covered by both cash flow and earnings. This means that most of what the business earns is being used to help it grow.

EPS is set to fall by 1.8% over the next 12 months if recent trends continue. Assuming the dividend continues along recent trends, we believe the payout ratio could be 6.8%, which we are pretty comfortable with and we think is feasible on an earnings basis.

Dividend Volatility

The company's dividend history has been marked by instability, with at least 1 cut in the last 10 years. Since 2011, the dividend has gone from ₹0.60 to ₹0.50. This works out to be a decline of approximately 1.8% per year over that time. Generally, we don't like to see a dividend that has been declining over time as this can degrade shareholders' returns and indicate that the company may be running into problems.

The Dividend's Growth Prospects Are Limited

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. Unfortunately, Bliss GVS Pharma's earnings per share has been essentially flat over the past five years, which means the dividend may not be increased each year.

Our Thoughts On Bliss GVS Pharma's Dividend

Overall, we don't think this company makes a great dividend stock, even though the dividend wasn't cut this year. The payments haven't been particularly stable and we don't see huge growth potential, but with the dividend well covered by cash flows it could prove to be reliable over the short term. We would probably look elsewhere for an income investment.

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. As an example, we've identified 1 warning sign for Bliss GVS Pharma that you should be aware of before investing. If you are a dividend investor, you might also want to look at our curated list of high performing dividend stock.

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