JM HoldingsLtd (TSE:3539) Will Pay A Dividend Of ¥20.00

The board of JM Holdings Co.,Ltd. (TSE:3539) has announced that it will pay a dividend of ¥20.00 per share on the 24th of October. This payment means that the dividend yield will be 1.4%, which is around the industry average.

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JM HoldingsLtd's Dividend Is Well Covered By Earnings

Unless the payments are sustainable, the dividend yield doesn't mean too much. However, prior to this announcement, JM HoldingsLtd's dividend was comfortably covered by both cash flow and earnings. As a result, a large proportion of what it earned was being reinvested back into the business.

The next year is set to see EPS grow by 0.7%. If the dividend continues along recent trends, we estimate the payout ratio will be 21%, which is in the range that makes us comfortable with the sustainability of the dividend.

JM HoldingsLtd Is Still Building Its Track Record

Even though the company has been paying a consistent dividend for a while, we would like to see a few more years before we feel comfortable relying on it. Since 2016, the dividend has gone from ¥10.00 total annually to ¥40.00. This works out to be a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of approximately 19% a year over that time. We're not overly excited about the relatively short history of dividend payments, however the dividend is growing at a nice rate and we might take a closer look.

The Dividend Looks Likely To Grow

Investors could be attracted to the stock based on the quality of its payment history. We are encouraged to see that JM HoldingsLtd has grown earnings per share at 14% per year over the past five years. JM HoldingsLtd definitely has the potential to grow its dividend in the future with earnings on an uptrend and a low payout ratio.

We Really Like JM HoldingsLtd's Dividend

Overall, we think that this is a great income investment, and we think that maintaining the dividend this year may have been a conservative choice. Earnings are easily covering distributions, and the company is generating plenty of cash. All in all, this checks a lot of the boxes we look for when choosing an income stock.

Investors generally tend to favour companies with a consistent, stable dividend policy as opposed to those operating an irregular one. Still, investors need to consider a host of other factors, apart from dividend payments, when analysing a company. See if management have their own wealth at stake, by checking insider shareholdings in JM HoldingsLtd stock. Is JM HoldingsLtd not quite the opportunity you were looking for? Why not check out our selection of top dividend stocks.

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