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Hup Seng Industries Berhad (KLSE:HUPSENG) Has Announced That Its Dividend Will Be Reduced To RM0.015

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The board of Hup Seng Industries Berhad (KLSE:HUPSENG) has announced that the dividend on 15th of October will be reduced by 25% to RM0.015. This means the annual payment is 5.8% of the current stock price, which is above the average for the industry.

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Hup Seng Industries Berhad Is Paying Out More Than It Is Earning

While it is great to have a strong dividend yield, we should also consider whether the payment is sustainable. Based on the last payment, the company wasn't making enough to cover what it was paying to shareholders. It will be difficult to sustain this level of payout so we wouldn't be confident about this continuing.

The next 12 months is set to see EPS grow by 2.9%. However, if the dividend continues growing along recent trends, it could start putting pressure on the balance sheet with the payout ratio reaching 133% over the next year.

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KLSE:HUPSENG Historic Dividend September 12th 2021

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 RM0.018 in 2011 to the most recent annual payment of RM0.06. This implies that the company grew its distributions at a yearly rate of about 13% over that duration. It is great to see strong growth in the dividend payments, but cuts are concerning as it may indicate the payout policy is too ambitious.

Dividend Growth May Be Hard To Come By

With a relatively unstable dividend, it's even more important to see if earnings per share is growing. It's not great to see that Hup Seng Industries Berhad's earnings per share has fallen at approximately 7.1% per year over the past five years. If the company is making less over time, it naturally follows that it will also have to pay out less in dividends. It's not all bad news though, as the earnings are predicted to rise over the next 12 months - we would just be a bit cautious until this can turn into a longer term trend.

Hup Seng Industries Berhad's Dividend Doesn't Look Great

To sum up, we don't like when dividends are cut, but in this case the dividend may have been too high to begin with. The company isn't making enough to be paying as much as it is, and the other factors don't look particularly promising either. We don't think that this is a great candidate to be an income 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. As an example, we've identified 1 warning sign for Hup Seng Industries Berhad that you should be aware of before investing. We have also put together a list of global stocks with a solid dividend.

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About KLSE:HUPSENG

Hup Seng Industries Berhad

An investment holding company, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures and sells biscuits in Malaysia.

Outstanding track record with flawless balance sheet and pays a dividend.

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