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Hasbro's (NASDAQ:HAS) Dividend Will Be US$0.68

The board of Hasbro, Inc. (NASDAQ:HAS) has announced that it will pay a dividend of US$0.68 per share on the 15th of February. The dividend yield will be 2.6% based on this payment which is still above the industry average.

See our latest analysis for Hasbro

Hasbro's Payment Has Solid Earnings Coverage

Impressive dividend yields are good, but this doesn't matter much if the payments can't be sustained. Prior to this announcement, Hasbro's dividend made up quite a large proportion of earnings but only 36% of free cash flows. This leaves plenty of cash for reinvestment into the business.

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Over the next year, EPS is forecast to expand by 42.1%. If the dividend continues along recent trends, we estimate the payout ratio will be 63%, which would make us comfortable with the sustainability of the dividend, despite the levels currently being quite high.

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Hasbro Has A Solid Track Record

The company has an extended history of paying stable dividends. Since 2012, the first annual payment was US$1.20, compared to the most recent full-year payment of US$2.72. This implies that the company grew its distributions at a yearly rate of about 8.5% over that duration. The dividend has been growing very nicely for a number of years, and has given its shareholders some nice income in their portfolios.

Dividend Growth May Be Hard To Come By

Investors who have held shares in the company for the past few years will be happy with the dividend income they have received. However, initial appearances might be deceiving. In the last five years, Hasbro's earnings per share has shrunk at approximately 5.1% per annum. A modest decline in earnings isn't great, and it makes it quite unlikely that the dividend will grow in the future unless that trend can be reversed. Earnings are forecast to grow over the next 12 months and if that happens we could still be a little bit cautious until it becomes a pattern.

In Summary

Overall, we don't think this company makes a great dividend stock, even though the dividend wasn't cut this year. The company is generating plenty of cash, but we still think the dividend is a bit high for comfort. Overall, we don't think this company has the makings of a good income stock.

Companies possessing a stable dividend policy will likely enjoy greater investor interest than those suffering from a more inconsistent approach. However, there are other things to consider for investors when analysing stock performance. For example, we've picked out 2 warning signs for Hasbro that investors should know about before committing capital to this stock. If you are a dividend investor, you might also want to look at our curated list of high performing dividend stock.

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