Aisan Industry (TSE:7283) Is Increasing Its Dividend To ¥32.00

Aisan Industry Co., Ltd. (TSE:7283) has announced that it will be increasing its dividend from last year's comparable payment on the 28th of May to ¥32.00. This takes the dividend yield to 4.1%, which shareholders will be pleased with.

See our latest analysis for Aisan Industry

Aisan Industry's Projected Earnings Seem Likely To Cover Future Distributions

A big dividend yield for a few years doesn't mean much if it can't be sustained. However, Aisan Industry's earnings easily cover the dividend. As a result, a large proportion of what it earned was being reinvested back into the business.

Looking forward, earnings per share is forecast to rise by 4.5% over the next year. Assuming the dividend continues along recent trends, we think the payout ratio could be 32% by next year, which is in a pretty sustainable range.

Dividend Volatility

The company has a long dividend track record, but it doesn't look great with cuts in the past. The annual payment during the last 10 years was ¥23.00 in 2014, and the most recent fiscal year payment was ¥64.00. This means that it has been growing its distributions at 11% per annum over that time. It is great to see strong growth in the dividend payments, but cuts are concerning as it may indicate the payout policy is too ambitious.

The Dividend Looks Likely To Grow

Given that the dividend has been cut in the past, we need to check if earnings are growing and if that might lead to stronger dividends in the future. Aisan Industry has impressed us by growing EPS at 18% per year over the past five years. Aisan Industry definitely has the potential to grow its dividend in the future with earnings on an uptrend and a low payout ratio.

We Really Like Aisan Industry's Dividend

In summary, it is always positive to see the dividend being increased, and we are particularly pleased with its overall sustainability. 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. However, there are other things to consider for investors when analysing stock performance. For example, we've picked out 1 warning sign for Aisan Industry that investors should know about before committing capital to this stock. 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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