ADvTECH (JSE:ADH) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At ZAR0.37

ADvTECH Limited (JSE:ADH) has announced that it will be increasing its periodic dividend on the 24th of April to ZAR0.37, which will be 19% higher than last year's comparable payment amount of ZAR0.31. The payment will take the dividend yield to 3.0%, which is in line with the average for the industry.

Check out our latest analysis for ADvTECH

ADvTECH's Dividend Is Well Covered By Earnings

We like to see a healthy dividend yield, but that is only helpful to us if the payment can continue. The last dividend was quite easily covered by ADvTECH's earnings. This means that a large portion of its earnings are being retained to grow the business.

Over the next year, EPS could expand by 12.8% if recent trends continue. If the dividend continues on this path, the payout ratio could be 41% by next year, which we think can be pretty sustainable going forward.

Dividend Volatility

While the company has been paying a dividend for a long time, it has cut the dividend at least once in the last 10 years. The dividend has gone from an annual total of ZAR0.24 in 2013 to the most recent total annual payment of ZAR0.54. This means that it has been growing its distributions at 8.4% per annum over that time. A reasonable rate of dividend growth is good to see, but we're wary that the dividend history is not as solid as we'd like, having been cut at least once.

The Dividend Looks Likely To Grow

Growing earnings per share could be a mitigating factor when considering the past fluctuations in the dividend. We are encouraged to see that ADvTECH has grown earnings per share at 13% per year over the past five years. Earnings are on the uptrend, and it is only paying a small portion of those earnings to shareholders.

We Really Like ADvTECH's Dividend

Overall, we think this could be an attractive income stock, and it is only getting better by paying a higher dividend this year. 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 of these factors considered, we think this has solid potential as a dividend stock.

Investors generally tend to favour companies with a consistent, stable dividend policy as opposed to those operating an irregular one. Meanwhile, despite the importance of dividend payments, they are not the only factors our readers should know when assessing a company. As an example, we've identified 1 warning sign for ADvTECH 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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