Myers Industries (NYSE:MYE) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.135

Myers Industries, Inc. (NYSE:MYE) has announced that it will pay a dividend of $0.135 per share on the 4th of April. This means the dividend yield will be fairly typical at 2.8%.

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Myers Industries' Dividend Is Well Covered By Earnings

Solid dividend yields are great, but they only really help us if the payment is sustainable. However, Myers Industries' earnings easily cover the dividend. This means that most of what the business earns is being used to help it grow.

The next year is set to see EPS grow by 2.1%. Assuming the dividend continues along recent trends, we think the payout ratio could be 40% by next year, which is in a pretty sustainable range.

Myers Industries Has A Solid Track Record

The company has an extended history of paying stable dividends. Since 2014, the dividend has gone from $0.36 total annually to $0.54. This implies that the company grew its distributions at a yearly rate of about 4.1% over that duration. Slow and steady dividend growth might not sound that exciting, but dividends have been stable for ten years, which we think makes this a fairly attractive offer.

The Dividend Looks Likely To Grow

The company's investors will be pleased to have been receiving dividend income for some time. Myers Industries has seen EPS rising for the last five years, at 35% per annum. 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 Myers Industries' Dividend

Overall, we like to see the dividend staying consistent, and we think Myers Industries might even raise payments in the future. The company is easily earning enough to cover its dividend payments and it is great to see that these earnings are being translated into cash flow. 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. Still, investors need to consider a host of other factors, apart from dividend payments, when analysing a company. Are management backing themselves to deliver performance? Check their shareholdings in Myers Industries in our latest insider ownership analysis. Is Myers Industries not quite the opportunity you were looking for? Why not check out our selection of top dividend stocks.

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