Innophos Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:IPHS): What You Have To Know Before Buying For The Upcoming Dividend
On the 16 March 2018, Innophos Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:IPHS) will be paying shareholders an upcoming dividend amount of $0.48 per share. However, investors must have bought the company’s stock before 08 March 2018 in order to qualify for the payment. That means you have only 3 days left! Is this future income a persuasive enough catalyst for investors to think about Innophos Holdings as an investment today? Below, I’m going to look at the latest data and analyze the stock and its dividend property in further detail. See our latest analysis for Innophos Holdings
5 questions I ask before picking a dividend stock
If you are a dividend investor, you should always assess these five key metrics:
Is its annual yield among the top 25% of dividend payers?
Does it consistently pay out dividends without missing a payment or significantly cutting payout?
Has the amount of dividend per share grown over the past?
Can it afford to pay the current rate of dividends from its earnings?
Will the company be able to keep paying dividend based on the future earnings growth?
Does Innophos Holdings pass our checks?
The company currently pays out 168.80% of its earnings as a dividend, according to its trailing twelve-month data, meaning the dividend is not sufficiently covered by its earnings. However, going forward, analysts expect IPHS’s payout to fall into a more sustainable range of 61.74% of its earnings, which leads to a dividend yield of 4.53%. Furthermore, EPS should increase to $2.65, meaning that the lower payout ratio does not necessarily implicate a lower dividend payment. If there’s one type of stock you want to be reliable, it’s dividend stocks and their stable income-generating ability. IPHS has increased its DPS from $0.68 to $1.92 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 IPHS a true dividend rockstar. In terms of its peers, Innophos Holdings generates a yield of 4.53%, which is high for Chemicals stocks.
Next Steps:
Keeping in mind the dividend characteristics above, Innophos Holdings is definitely worth considering for investors looking to build a dedicated income portfolio. Given that this is purely a dividend analysis, you should always research extensively before deciding whether or not a stock is an appropriate investment for you. I always recommend analysing the company’s fundamentals and underlying business before making an investment decision. Below, I’ve compiled three pertinent aspects you should further research:
Future Outlook: What are well-informed industry analysts predicting for IPHS’s future growth? Take a look at our free research report of analyst consensus for IPHS’s outlook.
Valuation: What is IPHS 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 IPHS is currently mispriced by the market.
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.
