Consolidated Water (NASDAQ:CWCO) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.085

Consolidated Water Co. Ltd.'s (NASDAQ:CWCO) investors are due to receive a payment of $0.085 per share on 31st of October. Based on this payment, the dividend yield will be 1.9%, which is fairly typical for the industry.

While the dividend yield is important for income investors, it is also important to consider any large share price moves, as this will generally outweigh any gains from distributions. Investors will be pleased to see that Consolidated Water's stock price has increased by 34% in the last 3 months, which is good for shareholders and can also explain a decrease in the dividend yield.

Check out our latest analysis for Consolidated Water

Consolidated Water's Earnings Easily Cover The Distributions

While it is always good to see a solid dividend yield, we should also consider whether the payment is feasible. The last dividend was quite easily covered by Consolidated Water's earnings. This means that a large portion of its earnings are being retained to grow the business.

The next year is set to see EPS grow by 15.5%. If the dividend continues on this path, the payout ratio could be 53% by next year, which we think can be pretty sustainable going forward.

Consolidated Water Has A Solid Track Record

Even over a long history of paying dividends, the company's distributions have been remarkably stable. Since 2012, the dividend has gone from $0.30 total annually to $0.34. This works out to be a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of approximately 1.3% a year over that time. 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. Consolidated Water has impressed us by growing EPS at 24% per year over the past five years. Consolidated Water is clearly able to grow rapidly while still returning cash to shareholders, positioning it to become a strong dividend payer in the future.

Consolidated Water Looks Like A Great Dividend Stock

Overall, we think that this is a great income investment, and we think that maintaining the dividend this year may have been a conservative choice. 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. Taking this all into consideration, this looks like it could be a good dividend opportunity.

Investors generally tend to favour companies with a consistent, stable dividend policy as opposed to those operating an irregular one. Still, investors need to consider a host of other factors, apart from dividend payments, when analysing a company. You can also discover whether shareholders are aligned with insider interests by checking our visualisation of insider shareholdings and trades in Consolidated Water stock. If you are a dividend investor, you might also want to look at our curated list of high yield dividend stocks.

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