Adeka (TSE:4401) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of ¥45.00

Adeka Corporation's (TSE:4401) investors are due to receive a payment of ¥45.00 per share on 5th of December. This will take the annual payment to 3.0% of the stock price, which is above what most companies in the industry pay.

See our latest analysis for Adeka

Adeka's Payment Has Solid Earnings Coverage

A big dividend yield for a few years doesn't mean much if it can't be sustained. However, Adeka's earnings easily cover the dividend. This means that most of what the business earns is being used to help it grow.

The next year is set to see EPS grow by 9.6%. If the dividend continues along recent trends, we estimate the payout ratio will be 40%, which is in the range that makes us comfortable with the sustainability of the dividend.

Adeka Has A Solid Track Record

The company has an extended history of paying stable dividends. Since 2014, the annual payment back then was ¥22.00, compared to the most recent full-year payment of ¥90.00. This implies that the company grew its distributions at a yearly rate of about 15% over that duration. We can see that payments have shown some very nice upward momentum without faltering, which provides some reassurance that future payments will also be reliable.

Adeka Could Grow Its Dividend

Investors who have held shares in the company for the past few years will be happy with the dividend income they have received. Adeka has impressed us by growing EPS at 9.1% per year over the past five years. A low payout ratio and decent growth suggests that the company is reinvesting well, and it also has plenty of room to increase the dividend over time.

Adeka Looks Like A Great Dividend Stock

Overall, we think this could be an attractive income stock, and it is only getting better by paying a higher dividend this year. 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.

Companies possessing a stable dividend policy will likely enjoy greater investor interest than those suffering from a more inconsistent approach. 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 Adeka for free with public analyst estimates for the company. 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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