Kerjaya Prospek Group Berhad (KLSE:KERJAYA) Has Announced A Dividend Of MYR0.02

Kerjaya Prospek Group Berhad (KLSE:KERJAYA) has announced that it will pay a dividend of MYR0.02 per share on the 5th of April. Based on this payment, the dividend yield on the company's stock will be 3.6%, which is an attractive boost to shareholder returns.

See our latest analysis for Kerjaya Prospek Group Berhad

Kerjaya Prospek Group Berhad's Dividend Is Well Covered By Earnings

Impressive dividend yields are good, but this doesn't matter much if the payments can't be sustained. Prior to this announcement, Kerjaya Prospek Group Berhad's dividend was making up a very large proportion of earnings and perhaps more concerning was that it was 821% of cash flows. This is certainly a risk factor, as reduced cash flows could force the company to pay a lower dividend.

Looking forward, earnings per share is forecast to rise by 35.4% over the next year. Under the assumption that the dividend will continue along recent trends, we think the payout ratio could be 66% which would be quite comfortable going to take the dividend forward.

Dividend Volatility

The company has a long dividend track record, but it doesn't look great with cuts in the past. Since 2014, the annual payment back then was MYR0.0364, compared to the most recent full-year payment of MYR0.06. This means that it has been growing its distributions at 5.1% per annum over that time. It's good to see the dividend growing at a decent rate, but the dividend has been cut at least once in the past. Kerjaya Prospek Group Berhad might have put its house in order since then, but we remain cautious.

Dividend Growth May Be Hard To Achieve

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. Kerjaya Prospek Group Berhad hasn't seen much change in its earnings per share over the last five years.

Kerjaya Prospek Group Berhad's Dividend Doesn't Look Sustainable

In summary, while it's good to see that the dividend hasn't been cut, we are a bit cautious about Kerjaya Prospek Group Berhad's payments, as there could be some issues with sustaining them into the future. The track record isn't great, and the payments are a bit high to be considered sustainable. We would be a touch cautious of relying on this stock primarily for the dividend income.

Investors generally tend to favour companies with a consistent, stable dividend policy as opposed to those operating an irregular one. At the same time, there are other factors our readers should be conscious of before pouring capital into a stock. For instance, we've picked out 1 warning sign for Kerjaya Prospek Group Berhad that investors should take into consideration. Looking for more high-yielding dividend ideas? Try our collection of strong dividend payers.

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