Should First Capital Inc (NASDAQ:FCAP) Be Part Of Your Dividend Portfolio?
A sizeable part of portfolio returns can be produced by dividend stocks due to their contribution to compounding returns in the long run. First Capital Inc (NASDAQ:FCAP) has returned to shareholders over the past 10 years, an average dividend yield of 4.00% annually. Does First Capital tick all the boxes of a great dividend stock? Below, I’ll take you through my analysis. Check out our latest analysis for First Capital
5 checks you should do on a dividend stock
If you are a dividend investor, you should always assess these five key metrics:
Is their annual yield among the top 25% of dividend payers?
Does it consistently pay out dividends without missing a payment of significantly cutting payout?
Has dividend per share risen in the past couple of years?
Is it able to pay the current rate of dividends from its earnings?
Will it be able to continue to payout at the current rate in the future?
Does First Capital pass our checks?
First Capital has a trailing twelve-month payout ratio of 36.45%, which means that the dividend is covered by earnings. Furthermore, analysts have not forecasted a dividends per share for the future, which makes it hard to determine the yield shareholders should expect, and whether the current payout is sustainable, moving forward. If there is one thing that you want to be reliable in your life, it’s dividend stocks and their constant income stream. FCAP has increased its DPS from $0.68 to $0.92 in the past 10 years. During this period it has not missed a payment, as one would expect for a company increasing its dividend. This is an impressive feat, which makes FCAP a true dividend rockstar. In terms of its peers, First Capital has a yield of 2.48%, which is on the low-side for Mortgage stocks.
Next Steps:
With this in mind, I definitely rank First Capital as a strong dividend stock, and makes it worth further research for anyone who likes steady income generation from their portfolio. Given that this is purely a dividend analysis, I recommend taking sufficient time to understand its core business and determine whether the company and its investment properties suit your overall goals. There are three relevant aspects you should further research:
Valuation: What is FCAP worth today? Even if the stock is a cash cow, it’s not worth an infinite price. The intrinsic value infographic in our free research report helps visualize whether FCAP is currently mispriced by the market.
Management Team: An experienced management team on the helm increases our confidence in the business – take a look at who sits on First Capital’s board and the CEO’s back ground.
Other Dividend Rockstars: Are there better dividend payers with stronger fundamentals out there? Check out our free list of these great stocks here.
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.
