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Is Adams Resources & Energy Inc (NYSEMKT:AE) An Attractive Dividend Stock?

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Bruce Howe
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Dividends can be underrated but they form a large part of investment returns, playing an important role in compounding returns in the long run. Over the past 10 years, Adams Resources & Energy Inc (AMEX:AE) has returned an average of 2.00% per year to shareholders in terms of dividend yield. Should it have a place in your portfolio? Let’s take a look at Adams Resources & Energy in more detail. View our latest analysis for Adams Resources & Energy

How I analyze a dividend stock

If you are a dividend investor, you should always assess these five key metrics:

  • Is its annual yield among the top 25% of dividend-paying companies?

  • Does it consistently pay out dividends without missing a payment of significantly cutting payout?

  • Has the amount of dividend per share grown over the past?

  • Is it able to pay the current rate of dividends from its earnings?

  • Will it have the ability to keep paying its dividends going forward?

AMEX:AE Historical Dividend Yield Mar 28th 18
AMEX:AE Historical Dividend Yield Mar 28th 18

How does Adams Resources & Energy fare?

Adams Resources & Energy has a negative payout ratio, which means that it is loss-making, and paying its dividend from its retained earnings. Reliablity is an important factor for dividend stocks, particularly for income investors who want a strong track record of payment and a positive outlook for future payout. In the case of AE it has increased its DPS from $0.47 to $0.88 in the past 10 years. During this period it has not missed a payment, as one would expect for a company increasing its dividend. These are all positive signs of a great, reliable dividend stock. Compared to its peers, Adams Resources & Energy produces a yield of 2.15%, which is on the low-side for Oil and Gas stocks.

Next Steps:

Taking all the above into account, Adams Resources & Energy is a complicated pick for dividend investors given that there are a couple of positive things about it as well as negative. 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. Below, I’ve compiled three pertinent aspects you should look at:


To help readers see pass 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.

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