Bank of South Carolina (NASDAQ:BKSC) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.17
Bank of South Carolina Corporation (NASDAQ:BKSC) will pay a dividend of $0.17 on the 31st of July. The dividend yield will be 4.9% based on this payment which is still above the industry average.
View our latest analysis for Bank of South Carolina
Bank of South Carolina's Earnings Will Easily Cover The Distributions
A big dividend yield for a few years doesn't mean much if it can't be sustained.
Having distributed dividends for at least 10 years, Bank of South Carolina has a long history of paying out a part of its earnings to shareholders. Taking data from its last earnings report, calculating for the company's payout ratio shows 56%, which means that Bank of South Carolina would be able to pay its last dividend without pressure on the balance sheet.
Looking forward, earnings per share could rise by 4.8% over the next year if the trend from the last few years continues. If the dividend continues on this path, the future payout ratio could be 56% by next year, which we think can be pretty sustainable going forward.
Bank of South Carolina Has A Solid Track Record
The company has a sustained record of paying dividends with very little fluctuation. The dividend has gone from an annual total of $0.364 in 2013 to the most recent total annual payment of $0.68. This works out to be a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of approximately 6.5% a year over that time. Companies like this can be very valuable over the long term, if the decent rate of growth can be maintained.
Bank of South Carolina May Find It Hard To Grow The Dividend
Investors could be attracted to the stock based on the quality of its payment history. Earnings per share has been crawling upwards at 4.8% per year. The company has been growing at a pretty soft 4.8% per annum, and is paying out quite a lot of its earnings to shareholders. This isn't necessarily bad, but we wouldn't expect rapid dividend growth in the future.
We Really Like Bank of South Carolina's Dividend
In summary, it is good to see that the dividend is staying consistent, and we don't think there is any reason to suspect this might change over the medium term. Distributions are quite easily covered by earnings, which are also being converted to cash flows. Taking this all into consideration, this looks like it could be a good dividend opportunity.
Investors generally tend to favour companies with a consistent, stable dividend policy as opposed to those operating an irregular one. Still, investors need to consider a host of other factors, apart from dividend payments, when analysing a company. For example, we've picked out 1 warning sign for Bank of South Carolina that investors should know about before committing capital to this stock. Looking for more high-yielding dividend ideas? Try our collection of strong dividend payers.
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