Intense Technologies' (NSE:INTENTECH) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Intense Technologies Limited (NSE:INTENTECH) will increase its dividend from last year's comparable payment on the 30th of October to ₹1.00. Despite this raise, the dividend yield of 0.7% is only a modest boost to shareholder returns.

Check out our latest analysis for Intense Technologies

Intense Technologies' Future Dividend Projections Appear Well Covered By Earnings

If it is predictable over a long period, even low dividend yields can be attractive. However, Intense Technologies' earnings easily cover the dividend. This means that most of its earnings are being retained to grow the business.

Looking forward, earnings per share could rise by 9.9% over the next year if the trend from the last few years continues. If the dividend continues along recent trends, we estimate the payout ratio will be 16%, which is in the range that makes us comfortable with the sustainability of the dividend.

Intense Technologies Doesn't Have A Long Payment History

It is great to see that Intense Technologies has been paying a stable dividend for a number of years now, however we want to be a bit cautious about whether this will remain true through a full economic cycle. The dividend has gone from an annual total of ₹0.20 in 2019 to the most recent total annual payment of ₹1.00. This works out to be a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of approximately 38% a year over that time. The dividend has been growing rapidly, however with such a short payment history we can't know for sure if payment can continue to grow over the long term, so caution may be warranted.

We Could See Intense Technologies' Dividend Growing

Investors could be attracted to the stock based on the quality of its payment history. Intense Technologies has impressed us by growing EPS at 9.9% per year over the past five years. Intense Technologies definitely has the potential to grow its dividend in the future with earnings on an uptrend and a low payout ratio.

We Really Like Intense Technologies' Dividend

Overall, we think this could be an attractive income stock, and it is only getting better by paying a higher dividend this year. 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. Still, investors need to consider a host of other factors, apart from dividend payments, when analysing a company. Taking the debate a bit further, we've identified 3 warning signs for Intense Technologies that investors need to be conscious of moving forward. If you are a dividend investor, you might also want to look at our curated list of high yield dividend stocks.

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