Imperial Equities' (CVE:IEI) Dividend Will Be CA$0.02
Imperial Equities Inc. (CVE:IEI) will pay a dividend of CA$0.02 on the 31st of January. The dividend yield will be 1.7% based on this payment which is still above the industry average.
Check out our latest analysis for Imperial Equities
Imperial Equities' Payment Has Solid Earnings Coverage
If the payments aren't sustainable, a high yield for a few years won't matter that much. However, prior to this announcement, Imperial Equities' dividend was comfortably covered by both cash flow and earnings. As a result, a large proportion of what it earned was being reinvested back into the business.
If the trend of the last few years continues, EPS will grow by 11.0% over the next 12 months. If the dividend continues along recent trends, we estimate the payout ratio will be 12%, which is in the range that makes us comfortable with the sustainability of the dividend.
Dividend Volatility
Although the company has a long dividend history, it has been cut at least once in the last 10 years. The dividend has gone from an annual total of CA$0.10 in 2013 to the most recent total annual payment of CA$0.08. This works out to be a decline of approximately 2.2% per year over that time. A company that decreases its dividend over time generally isn't what we are looking for.
The Dividend Looks Likely To Grow
Growing earnings per share could be a mitigating factor when considering the past fluctuations in the dividend. Imperial Equities has impressed us by growing EPS at 11% per year over the past five years. Imperial Equities definitely has the potential to grow its dividend in the future with earnings on an uptrend and a low payout ratio.
We Really Like Imperial Equities' Dividend
Overall, we like to see the dividend staying consistent, and we think Imperial Equities might even raise payments in the future. Distributions are quite easily covered by earnings, which are also being converted to cash flows. 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. At the same time, there are other factors our readers should be conscious of before pouring capital into a stock. For example, we've identified 4 warning signs for Imperial Equities (2 are a bit unpleasant!) that you should be aware of before investing. 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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