Daisue Construction (TSE:1814) Has Announced A Dividend Of ¥44.50

Daisue Construction Co., Ltd. (TSE:1814) will pay a dividend of ¥44.50 on the 4th of June. This takes the dividend yield to 5.6%, which shareholders will be pleased with.

Check out our latest analysis for Daisue Construction

Daisue Construction's Payment Could Potentially Have Solid Earnings Coverage

While it is great to have a strong dividend yield, we should also consider whether the payment is sustainable. Based on the last payment, Daisue Construction's earnings were much higher than the dividend, but it wasn't converting those earnings into cash flow. No cash flows could definitely make returning cash to shareholders difficult, or at least mean the balance sheet will come under pressure.

Unless the company can turn things around, EPS could fall by 8.1% over the next year. If the dividend continues along recent trends, we estimate the payout ratio could be 72%, which we consider to be quite comfortable, with most of the company's earnings left over to grow the business in the future.

Dividend Volatility

While the company has been paying a dividend for a long time, it has cut the dividend at least once in the last 10 years. Since 2014, the annual payment back then was ¥5.00, compared to the most recent full-year payment of ¥89.00. This works out to be a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of approximately 33% a year over that time. Dividends have grown rapidly over this time, but with cuts in the past we are not certain that this stock will be a reliable source of income in the future.

Dividend Growth May Be Hard To Come By

With a relatively unstable dividend, it's even more important to see if earnings per share is growing. Daisue Construction has seen earnings per share falling at 8.1% per year over the last five years. A modest decline in earnings isn't great, and it makes it quite unlikely that the dividend will grow in the future unless that trend can be reversed.

Daisue Construction's Dividend Doesn't Look Sustainable

Overall, we always like to see the dividend being raised, but we don't think Daisue Construction will make a great income stock. With cash flows lacking, it is difficult to see how the company can sustain a dividend payment. We don't think Daisue Construction is a great stock to add to your portfolio if income is your focus.

Investors generally tend to favour companies with a consistent, stable dividend policy as opposed to those operating an irregular one. Meanwhile, despite the importance of dividend payments, they are not the only factors our readers should know when assessing a company. Case in point: We've spotted 3 warning signs for Daisue Construction (of which 2 can't be ignored!) you should know about. Is Daisue Construction not quite the opportunity you were looking for? Why not check out our selection of top dividend stocks.

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