Max Co., Ltd. (TSE:6454) will increase its dividend from last year's comparable payment on the 1st of July to ¥98.00. This takes the dividend yield to 3.0%, which shareholders will be pleased with.
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Max's Payment Has Solid Earnings Coverage
While it is great to have a strong dividend yield, we should also consider whether the payment is sustainable. Before making this announcement, Max was easily earning enough to cover the dividend. As a result, a large proportion of what it earned was being reinvested back into the business.
Over the next year, EPS is forecast to expand by 8.0%. If the dividend continues on this path, the payout ratio could be 46% by next year, which we think can be pretty sustainable going forward.
Max Has A Solid Track Record
Even over a long history of paying dividends, the company's distributions have been remarkably stable. The dividend has gone from an annual total of ¥36.00 in 2014 to the most recent total annual payment of ¥98.00. This means that it has been growing its distributions at 11% per annum over that time. Rapidly growing dividends for a long time is a very valuable feature for an income stock.
The Dividend Looks Likely To Grow
Investors who have held shares in the company for the past few years will be happy with the dividend income they have received. We are encouraged to see that Max has grown earnings per share at 14% per year over the past five years. With a decent amount of growth and a low payout ratio, we think this bodes well for Max's prospects of growing its dividend payments in the future.
We Really Like Max's Dividend
Overall, a dividend increase is always good, and we think that Max is a strong income stock thanks to its track record and growing earnings. Distributions are quite easily covered by earnings, which are also being converted to cash flows. Taking this all into consideration, this looks like it could be a good dividend opportunity.
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. See if management have their own wealth at stake, by checking insider shareholdings in Max stock. Looking for more high-yielding dividend ideas? Try our collection of strong dividend payers.
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About TSE:6454
Max
Manufactures and sells industrial and office equipment in Japan and internationally.
Flawless balance sheet with solid track record and pays a dividend.
