Canterbury Park Holding (NASDAQ:CPHC) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.07
The board of Canterbury Park Holding Corporation (NASDAQ:CPHC) has announced that it will pay a dividend of $0.07 per share on the 13th of October. This payment means the dividend yield will be 1.4%, which is below the average for the industry.
Check out our latest analysis for Canterbury Park Holding
Canterbury Park Holding's Payment Has Solid Earnings Coverage
It would be nice for the yield to be higher, but we should also check if higher levels of dividend payment would be sustainable. However, prior to this announcement, Canterbury Park Holding's dividend was comfortably covered by both cash flow and earnings. This means that most of what the business earns is being used to help it grow.
Over the next year, EPS could expand by 18.8% if recent trends continue. If the dividend continues on this path, the payout ratio could be 10% by next year, which we think can be pretty sustainable going forward.
Canterbury Park Holding's Dividend Has Lacked Consistency
Looking back, Canterbury Park Holding's dividend hasn't been particularly consistent. Due to this, we are a little bit cautious about the dividend consistency over a full economic cycle. The annual payment during the last 7 years was $0.25 in 2016, and the most recent fiscal year payment was $0.28. This means that it has been growing its distributions at 1.6% per annum over that time. It's encouraging to see some dividend growth, but the dividend has been cut at least once, and the size of the cut would eliminate most of the growth anyway, which makes this less attractive as an income investment.
The Dividend Looks Likely To Grow
Given that the dividend has been cut in the past, we need to check if earnings are growing and if that might lead to stronger dividends in the future. We are encouraged to see that Canterbury Park Holding has grown earnings per share at 19% per year over the past five years. A low payout ratio and decent growth suggests that the company is reinvesting well, and it also has plenty of room to increase the dividend over time.
Canterbury Park Holding Looks Like A Great Dividend Stock
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. Earnings are easily covering distributions, and the company is generating plenty of cash. All of these factors considered, we think this has solid potential as a dividend stock.
It's important to note that companies having a consistent dividend policy will generate greater investor confidence than those having an erratic one. However, there are other things to consider for investors when analysing stock performance. For instance, we've picked out 2 warning signs for Canterbury Park Holding that investors should take into consideration. Looking for more high-yielding dividend ideas? Try our collection of strong dividend payers.
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