Goldwin (TSE:8111) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of ¥85.00

Goldwin Inc. (TSE:8111) will pay a dividend of ¥85.00 on the 13th of June. Including this payment, the dividend yield on the stock will be 1.3%, which is a modest boost for shareholders' returns.

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Goldwin'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, Goldwin's dividend was comfortably covered by both cash flow and earnings. This means that most of its earnings are being retained to grow the business.

The next year is set to see EPS grow by 26.8%. If the dividend continues on this path, the payout ratio could be 23% by next year, which we think can be pretty sustainable going forward.

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 dividend has gone from ¥8.75 total annually to ¥115.00. This works out to be a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of approximately 29% a year over that time. Despite the rapid growth in the dividend over the past number of years, we have seen the payments go down the past as well, so that makes us cautious.

The Dividend Looks Likely To Grow

With a relatively unstable dividend, it's even more important to see if earnings per share is growing. Goldwin has seen EPS rising for the last five years, at 23% per annum. A low payout ratio gives the company a lot of flexibility, and growing earnings also make it very easy for it to grow the dividend.

We Really Like Goldwin's Dividend

Overall, we like to see the dividend staying consistent, and we think Goldwin might even raise payments in the future. 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. However, there are other things to consider for investors when analysing stock performance. Companies that are growing earnings tend to be the best dividend stocks over the long term. See what the 6 analysts we track are forecasting for Goldwin for free with public analyst estimates for the company. Is Goldwin not quite the opportunity you were looking for? Why not check out our selection of top dividend stocks.

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