Quanex Building Products (NYSE:NX) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.08

The board of Quanex Building Products Corporation (NYSE:NX) has announced that it will pay a dividend of $0.08 per share on the 29th of September. Including this payment, the dividend yield on the stock will be 1.2%, which is a modest boost for shareholders' returns.

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Quanex Building Products' Dividend Is Well Covered By Earnings

If it is predictable over a long period, even low dividend yields can be attractive. However, prior to this announcement, Quanex Building Products' dividend was comfortably covered by both cash flow and earnings. As a result, a large proportion of what it earned was being reinvested back into the business.

Looking forward, earnings per share is forecast to rise by 29.0% over the next year. If the dividend continues on this path, the payout ratio could be 11% by next year, which we think can be pretty sustainable going forward.

Quanex Building Products Has A Solid Track Record

The company has an extended history of paying stable dividends. Since 2013, the dividend has gone from $0.16 total annually to $0.32. This implies that the company grew its distributions at a yearly rate of about 7.2% over that duration. 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

Some investors will be chomping at the bit to buy some of the company's stock based on its dividend history. We are encouraged to see that Quanex Building Products has grown earnings per share at 23% per year over the past five years. Earnings have been growing rapidly, and with a low payout ratio we think that the company could turn out to be a great dividend stock.

We Really Like Quanex Building Products' Dividend

Overall, we like to see the dividend staying consistent, and we think Quanex Building Products might even raise payments in the future. Distributions are quite easily covered by earnings, which are also being converted to cash flows. All in all, this checks a lot of the boxes we look for when choosing an income stock.

Market movements attest to how highly valued a consistent dividend policy is compared to one which is more unpredictable. At the same time, there are other factors our readers should be conscious of before pouring capital into a stock. Earnings growth generally bodes well for the future value of company dividend payments. See if the 3 Quanex Building Products analysts we track are forecasting continued growth with our free report on analyst estimates for the company. Is Quanex Building Products not quite the opportunity you were looking for? Why not check out our selection of top dividend stocks.

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