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December Top Services Dividend Payers

Companies in the commercial and professional services sector operate in areas ranging from commercial printing to consulting services. Most of these names such as Maintel Holdings and Gattaca suffer from high cyclicality. Hence, considering economic volatility is crucial when thinking about a professional services company’s profitability. Cash flow availability also drives dividend payout, so in times of growth, these service companies could provide hefty dividend income for your portfolio. If you’re a long term investor, these high-dividend services stocks can boost your monthly portfolio income.

Maintel Holdings Plc (AIM:MAI)

MAI has an appealing dividend yield of 4.89% and is distributing 80.46% of earnings as dividends . MAI’s DPS have risen to £0.308 from £0.054 over a 10 year period. They have been reliable as well, ensuring that shareholders haven’t missed a payment during this 10 year period. Maintel Holdings also reported a strong double digit earnings growth of 252.26% over the past 12 months.

AIM:MAI Historical Dividend Yield Dec 29th 17
AIM:MAI Historical Dividend Yield Dec 29th 17

Gattaca plc (AIM:GATC)

GATC has a juicy dividend yield of 7.78% and their current payout ratio is 100.81% . GATC’s last dividend payment was £0.23, up from it’s payment 10 years ago of £0.137. During this period, the company has not missed a dividend payment – as you would expect from a company increasing their dividend. Comparing Gattaca’s PE ratio against the GB Professional Services industry draws favorable results, with the company’s PE of 13 being below that of its industry (17.8).

AIM:GATC Historical Dividend Yield Dec 29th 17
AIM:GATC Historical Dividend Yield Dec 29th 17

Wilmington plc (LSE:WIL)

WIL has a decent dividend yield of 3.66% and their current payout ratio is 57.74% . The company’s dividends per share have risen from £0.06 to £0.085 over the last 10 years. It should comfort existing and potential future shareholders to know that WIL hasn’t missed a payment during this time. Comparing Wilmington’s PE ratio against the GB Professional Services industry draws favorable results, with the company’s PE of 15.8 being below that of its industry (17.8).

LSE:WIL Historical Dividend Yield Dec 29th 17
LSE:WIL Historical Dividend Yield Dec 29th 17

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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