Turbo-Mech Berhad (KLSE:TURBO) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of RM0.02

Turbo-Mech Berhad (KLSE:TURBO) has announced that it will pay a dividend of RM0.02 per share on the 22nd of June. This payment means the dividend yield will be 2.5%, which is below the average for the industry.

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Turbo-Mech Berhad's Payment Has Solid Earnings Coverage

If it is predictable over a long period, even low dividend yields can be attractive. Based on the last payment, Turbo-Mech Berhad was quite comfortably earning enough to cover the dividend. This means that a large portion of its earnings are being retained to grow the business.

Over the next year, EPS could expand by 3.8% if recent trends continue. Assuming the dividend continues along recent trends, we think the payout ratio could be 31% by next year, which is in a pretty sustainable range.

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 2012, the first annual payment was RM0.05, compared to the most recent full-year payment of RM0.02. This works out to be a decline of approximately 8.8% per year over that time. Generally, we don't like to see a dividend that has been declining over time as this can degrade shareholders' returns and indicate that the company may be running into problems.

The Dividend's Growth Prospects Are Limited

Dividends have been going in the wrong direction, so we definitely want to see a different trend in the earnings per share. Earnings has been rising at 3.8% per annum over the last five years, which admittedly is a bit slow. Growth of 3.8% may indicate that the company has limited investment opportunity so it is returning its earnings to shareholders instead. This isn't bad in itself, but unless earnings growth pick up we wouldn't expect dividends to grow either.

In Summary

Overall, a consistent dividend is a good thing, and we think that Turbo-Mech Berhad has the ability to continue this into the future. The payout ratio looks good, but unfortunately the company's dividend track record isn't stellar. This looks like it could be a good dividend stock going forward, but we would note that the payout ratio has been at higher levels in the past so it could happen again.

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. For example, we've picked out 2 warning signs for Turbo-Mech Berhad that investors should know about before committing capital to this stock. Is Turbo-Mech Berhad not quite the opportunity you were looking for? Why not check out our selection of top dividend stocks.

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