Four Days Left To Buy Byline Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE:BY) Before The Ex-Dividend Date

Byline Bancorp, Inc. (NYSE:BY) is about to trade ex-dividend in the next four days. You will need to purchase shares before the 21st of September to receive the dividend, which will be paid on the 6th of October.

Byline Bancorp's upcoming dividend is US$0.03 a share, following on from the last 12 months, when the company distributed a total of US$0.12 per share to shareholders. Based on the last year's worth of payments, Byline Bancorp has a trailing yield of 1.0% on the current stock price of $11.51. Dividends are an important source of income to many shareholders, but the health of the business is crucial to maintaining those dividends. So we need to investigate whether Byline Bancorp can afford its dividend, and if the dividend could grow.

View our latest analysis for Byline Bancorp

Dividends are typically paid out of company income, so if a company pays out more than it earned, its dividend is usually at a higher risk of being cut. Byline Bancorp is paying out just 8.0% of its profit after tax, which is comfortably low and leaves plenty of breathing room in the case of adverse events.

When a company paid out less in dividends than it earned in profit, this generally suggests its dividend is affordable. The lower the % of its profit that it pays out, the greater the margin of safety for the dividend if the business enters a downturn.

Click here to see the company's payout ratio, plus analyst estimates of its future dividends.

Have Earnings And Dividends Been Growing?

Businesses with shrinking earnings are tricky from a dividend perspective. If earnings fall far enough, the company could be forced to cut its dividend. Readers will understand then, why we're concerned to see Byline Bancorp's earnings per share have dropped 6.0% a year over the past five years. Such a sharp decline casts doubt on the future sustainability of the dividend.

Given that Byline Bancorp has only been paying a dividend for a year, there's not much of a past history to draw insight from.

The Bottom Line

Is Byline Bancorp an attractive dividend stock, or better left on the shelf? Byline Bancorp's earnings per share are down over the past five years, although it has the cushion of a low payout ratio, which would suggest a cut to the dividend is relatively unlikely. In sum this is a middling combination, and we find it hard to get excited about the company from a dividend perspective.

With that being said, if dividends aren't your biggest concern with Byline Bancorp, you should know about the other risks facing this business. For example, we've found 2 warning signs for Byline Bancorp (1 is concerning!) that deserve your attention before investing in the shares.

A common investment mistake is buying the first interesting stock you see. Here you can find a list of promising dividend stocks with a greater than 2% yield and an upcoming dividend.

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