Marubun's (TSE:7537) Dividend Will Be ¥27.00

Marubun Corporation (TSE:7537) has announced that it will pay a dividend of ¥27.00 per share on the 27th of June. This makes the dividend yield 4.9%, which will augment investor returns quite nicely.

Check out our latest analysis for Marubun

Marubun's Projected Earnings Seem Likely To Cover Future Distributions

We like to see robust dividend yields, but that doesn't matter if the payment isn't sustainable. However, prior to this announcement, Marubun's dividend was comfortably covered by both cash flow and earnings. This means that most of what the business earns is being used to help it grow.

Over the next year, EPS is forecast to expand by 22.5%. Assuming the dividend continues along recent trends, we think the payout ratio could be 28% by next year, which is in a pretty sustainable range.

Dividend Volatility

Although the company has a long dividend history, it has been cut at least once in the last 10 years. The dividend has gone from an annual total of ¥16.00 in 2014 to the most recent total annual payment of ¥52.00. This works out to be a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of approximately 13% 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 evaluate if earnings per share is growing, which could point to a growing dividend in the future. We are encouraged to see that Marubun has grown earnings per share at 26% per year over the past five years. Earnings have been growing rapidly, and with a low payout ratio we think that the company could turn out to be a great dividend stock.

Marubun Looks Like A Great Dividend Stock

Overall, we like to see the dividend staying consistent, and we think Marubun might even raise payments in the future. The company is easily earning enough to cover its dividend payments and it is great to see that these earnings are being translated into cash flow. Taking this all into consideration, this looks like it could be a good dividend opportunity.

Market movements attest to how highly valued a consistent dividend policy is compared to one which is more unpredictable. However, there are other things to consider for investors when analysing stock performance. Just as an example, we've come across 2 warning signs for Marubun you should be aware of, and 1 of them shouldn't be ignored. Is Marubun not quite the opportunity you were looking for? Why not check out our selection of top dividend stocks.

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