PPG Industries' (NYSE:PPG) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

PPG Industries, Inc.'s (NYSE:PPG) dividend will be increasing to US$0.59 on 10th of December. Despite this raise, the dividend yield of 1.4% is only a modest boost to shareholder returns.

Check out our latest analysis for PPG Industries

PPG Industries' Payment Has Solid Earnings Coverage

If it is predictable over a long period, even low dividend yields can be attractive. Before making this announcement, PPG Industries was easily earning enough to cover the dividend. As a result, a large proportion of what it earned was being reinvested back into the business.

Over the next year, EPS is forecast to expand by 15.9%. If the dividend continues on this path, the payout ratio could be 35% by next year, which we think can be pretty sustainable going forward.

PPG Industries 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$1.10 in 2011, and the most recent fiscal year payment was US$2.36. This works out to be a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of approximately 7.9% a year over that time. The dividend has been growing very nicely for a number of years, and has given its shareholders some nice income in their portfolios.

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 PPG Industries has been growing its earnings per share at 16% a year over the past five years. With a decent amount of growth and a low payout ratio, we think this bodes well for PPG Industries' prospects of growing its dividend payments in the future.

PPG Industries Looks Like A Great Dividend Stock

Overall, a dividend increase is always good, and we think that PPG Industries is a strong income stock thanks to its track record and growing earnings. Earnings are easily covering distributions, and the company is generating plenty of cash. Taking this all into consideration, this looks like it could be a good dividend opportunity.

It's important to note that companies having a consistent dividend policy will generate greater investor confidence than those having an erratic one. Still, investors need to consider a host of other factors, apart from dividend payments, when analysing a company. For example, we've picked out 1 warning sign for PPG Industries that investors should know about before committing capital to this stock. Looking for more high-yielding dividend ideas? Try our curated list of strong dividend payers.

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