Franklin Financial Services (NASDAQ:FRAF) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.32

Franklin Financial Services Corporation's (NASDAQ:FRAF) investors are due to receive a payment of $0.32 per share on 22nd of May. This means the annual payment is 4.3% of the current stock price, which is above the average for the industry.

Check out our latest analysis for Franklin Financial Services

Franklin Financial Services' Dividend Forecasted To Be Well Covered By Earnings

If the payments aren't sustainable, a high yield for a few years won't matter that much.

Franklin Financial Services has a long history of paying out dividends, with its current track record at a minimum of 10 years. Based on Franklin Financial Services' last earnings report, the payout ratio is at a decent 41%, meaning that the company is able to pay out its dividend with a bit of room to spare.

If the trend of the last few years continues, EPS will grow by 17.2% over the next 12 months. Assuming the dividend continues along recent trends, we think the future payout ratio could be 38% by next year, which is in a pretty sustainable range.

Franklin Financial Services Has A Solid Track Record

Even over a long history of paying dividends, the company's distributions have been remarkably stable. Since 2014, the annual payment back then was $0.68, compared to the most recent full-year payment of $1.28. This means that it has been growing its distributions at 6.5% per annum over that time. Dividends have grown at a reasonable rate over this period, and without any major cuts in the payment over time, we think this is an attractive combination as it provides a nice boost to shareholder returns.

The Dividend Looks Likely To Grow

The company's investors will be pleased to have been receiving dividend income for some time. It's encouraging to see that Franklin Financial Services has been growing its earnings per share at 17% a year over the past five years. Shareholders are getting plenty of the earnings returned to them, which combined with strong growth makes this quite appealing.

Franklin Financial Services Looks Like A Great Dividend Stock

In summary, it is good to see that the dividend is staying consistent, and we don't think there is any reason to suspect this might change over the medium term. Distributions are quite easily covered by earnings, which are also being converted to cash flows. Taking this all into consideration, this looks like it could be a good dividend opportunity.

Companies possessing a stable dividend policy will likely enjoy greater investor interest than those suffering from a more inconsistent approach. Meanwhile, despite the importance of dividend payments, they are not the only factors our readers should know when assessing a company. You can also discover whether shareholders are aligned with insider interests by checking our visualisation of insider shareholdings and trades in Franklin Financial Services stock. Looking for more high-yielding dividend ideas? Try our collection of strong dividend payers.

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