Yahoo Finance Something To Consider Before Buying Amiad Water Systems Ltd (LON:AFS) For The 1.0% Dividend
Dividends play an important role in compounding returns in the long run and end up forming a sizeable part of investment returns. Historically, Amiad Water Systems Ltd (LON:AFS) has been paying a dividend to shareholders. Today it yields 1.0%. Let’s dig deeper into whether Amiad Water Systems should have a place in your portfolio.
Check out our latest analysis for Amiad Water Systems
5 questions to ask before buying a dividend stock
If you are a dividend investor, you should always assess these five key metrics:
Is their annual yield among the top 25% of dividend payers?
Has it consistently paid a stable dividend without missing a payment or drastically cutting payout?
Has it increased its dividend per share amount over the past?
Can it afford to pay the current rate of dividends from its earnings?
Will it have the ability to keep paying its dividends going forward?
Does Amiad Water Systems pass our checks?
Amiad Water Systems has a trailing twelve-month payout ratio of 29%, meaning the dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Furthermore, analysts have not forecasted a dividends per share for the future, which makes it hard to determine the yield shareholders should expect, and whether the current payout is sustainable, moving forward.
When thinking about whether a dividend is sustainable, another factor to consider is the cash flow. Companies with strong cash flow can sustain a higher payout ratio, while companies with weaker cash flow generally cannot.
If there’s one type of stock you want to be reliable, it’s dividend stocks and their stable income-generating ability. Not only have dividend payouts from Amiad Water Systems fallen over the past 10 years, it has also been highly volatile during this time, with drops of over 25% in some years. These characteristics do not bode well for income investors seeking reliable stream of dividends.
Relative to peers, Amiad Water Systems generates a yield of 1.0%, which is on the low-side for Machinery stocks.
Next Steps:
Now you know to keep in mind the reason why investors should be careful investing in Amiad Water Systems for the dividend. But if you are not exclusively a dividend investor, the stock could still be an interesting investment opportunity. Given that this is purely a dividend analysis, you should always research extensively before deciding whether or not a stock is an appropriate investment for you. I always recommend analysing the company’s fundamentals and underlying business before making an investment decision. I’ve put together three pertinent factors you should look at:
Future Outlook: What are well-informed industry analysts predicting for AFS’s future growth? Take a look at our free research report of analyst consensus for AFS’s outlook.
Historical Performance: What has AFS’s returns been like over the past? Go into more detail in the past track record analysis and take a look at the free visual representations of our analysis for more clarity.
Dividend Rockstars: Are there better dividend payers with stronger fundamentals out there? Check out our free list of these great stocks here.
To help readers see past the short term volatility of the financial market, we aim to bring you a long-term focused research analysis purely driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis does not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements.
The author is an independent contributor and at the time of publication had no position in the stocks mentioned. For errors that warrant correction please contact the editor at editorial-team@simplywallst.com.
