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Best SGX Utilities Dividend Payers

Regulated distribution utilities are among the most defensive investments available with solid cash flow, high dividend pay-out ratios, and low cyclicality. These businesses, therefore, generate robust cash flows and payout high income to shareholders, making them valuable diversifiers during downturns. I’ve identify the following utilities stocks paying high income, which may increase the value of your portfolio.

China Jinjiang Environment Holding Company Limited (SGX:BWM)

BWM has an appealing dividend yield of 8.72% and distributes 50.32% of its earnings to shareholders as dividends . BWM’s 8.72% yield puts it in the top quartile of CN payers. Continue research on China Jinjiang Environment Holding here.

SGX:BWM Historical Dividend Yield Mar 8th 18
SGX:BWM Historical Dividend Yield Mar 8th 18

M1 Limited (SGX:B2F)

B2F has a enticing dividend yield of 6.40% and their current payout ratio is 79.86% , and analysts are expecting the payout ratio in three years to hit 89.05%. Although investors would have seen a few years of reduced payments, it has so far always picked up again, with dividends increasing from S$0.11 to S$0.11 over the past 10 years. The company has a lower PE ratio than the Global Wireless Telcom industry, which interested investors would be happy to see. The company’s PE is currently 12.5 while the industry is sitting higher at 17.7. Interested in M1? Find out more here.

SGX:B2F Historical Dividend Yield Mar 8th 18
SGX:B2F Historical Dividend Yield Mar 8th 18

Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SGX:Z74)

Z74 has a large dividend yield of 5.22% and is distributing 50.70% of earnings as dividends , with analysts expecting this ratio in three years to be 63.94%. Z74’s dividends have seen an increase over the past 10 years, with payments increasing from S$0.11 to S$0.17 in that time. Much to the delight of shareholders, the company has not missed a payment during this time. The last 12 months have seen an earnings growth of 43.87% for Singapore Telecommunications. Continue research on Singapore Telecommunications here.

SGX:Z74 Historical Dividend Yield Mar 8th 18
SGX:Z74 Historical Dividend Yield Mar 8th 18

For more solid dividend payers to add to your portfolio, you can use our free platform to explore our interactive list of top dividend payers.
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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