AAON's (NASDAQ:AAON) Dividend Will Be US$0.19

AAON, Inc. (NASDAQ:AAON) will pay a dividend of US$0.19 on the 1st of July. This means the annual payment will be 0.7% of the current stock price, which is lower than the industry average.

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AAON's Dividend Is Well Covered By Earnings

The dividend yield is a little bit low, but sustainability of the payments is also an important part of evaluating an income stock. AAON is quite easily earning enough to cover the dividend, however it is being let down by weak cash flows. With the company not bringing in any cash, paying out to shareholders is bound to become difficult at some point.

Looking forward, earnings per share is forecast to rise by 64.6% over the next year. Assuming the dividend continues along recent trends, we think the payout ratio could be 22% by next year, which is in a pretty sustainable range.

AAON Has A Solid Track Record

The company has been paying a dividend for a long time, and it has been quite stable which gives us confidence in the future dividend potential. The first annual payment during the last 10 years was US$0.11 in 2012, and the most recent fiscal year payment was US$0.76. This implies that the company grew its distributions at a yearly rate of about 22% over that duration. It is good to see that there has been strong dividend growth, and that there haven't been any cuts for a long time.

Dividend Growth May Be Hard To Achieve

The company's investors will be pleased to have been receiving dividend income for some time. However, AAON has only grown its earnings per share at 2.9% per annum over the past five years. If AAON is struggling to find viable investments, it always has the option to increase its payout ratio to pay more to shareholders.

Our Thoughts On AAON's Dividend

In summary, while it's good to see that the dividend hasn't been cut, we are a bit cautious about AAON's payments, as there could be some issues with sustaining them into the future. While AAON is earning enough to cover the payments, the cash flows are lacking. This company is not in the top tier of income providing stocks.

Investors generally tend to favour companies with a consistent, stable dividend policy as opposed to those operating an irregular one. However, there are other things to consider for investors when analysing stock performance. For example, we've identified 2 warning signs for AAON (1 can't be ignored!) that you should be aware of before investing. Looking for more high-yielding dividend ideas? Try our collection of strong dividend payers.

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