Nu Skin Enterprises' (NYSE:NUS) Dividend Will Be $0.39
Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc.'s (NYSE:NUS) investors are due to receive a payment of $0.39 per share on 7th of June. This means the annual payment is 4.0% of the current stock price, which is above the average for the industry.
See our latest analysis for Nu Skin Enterprises
Nu Skin Enterprises' Payment Has Solid Earnings Coverage
If the payments aren't sustainable, a high yield for a few years won't matter that much. Based on the last payment, the company wasn't making enough to cover what it was paying to shareholders. It will be difficult to sustain this level of payout so we wouldn't be confident about this continuing.
The next year is set to see EPS grow by 82.6%. Under the assumption that the dividend will continue along recent trends, we think the payout ratio could be 55% which would be quite comfortable going to take the dividend forward.
Nu Skin Enterprises Has A Solid Track Record
The company has been paying a dividend for a long time, and it has been quite stable which gives us confidence in the future dividend potential. The annual payment during the last 10 years was $0.80 in 2013, and the most recent fiscal year payment was $1.56. This means that it has been growing its distributions at 6.9% per annum over that time. Companies like this can be very valuable over the long term, if the decent rate of growth can be maintained.
Dividend Growth Is Doubtful
Investors could be attracted to the stock based on the quality of its payment history. Unfortunately things aren't as good as they seem. Nu Skin Enterprises has seen earnings per share falling at 9.7% per year over the last five years. If the company is making less over time, it naturally follows that it will also have to pay out less in dividends. Earnings are forecast to grow over the next 12 months and if that happens we could still be a little bit cautious until it becomes a pattern.
Nu Skin Enterprises' Dividend Doesn't Look Sustainable
In summary, while it's good to see that the dividend hasn't been cut, we are a bit cautious about Nu Skin Enterprises' payments, as there could be some issues with sustaining them into the future. In the past the payments have been stable, but we think the company is paying out too much for this to continue for the long term. This company is not in the top tier of income providing stocks.
Market movements attest to how highly valued a consistent dividend policy is compared to one which is more unpredictable. Still, investors need to consider a host of other factors, apart from dividend payments, when analysing a company. Just as an example, we've come across 4 warning signs for Nu Skin Enterprises you should be aware of, and 1 of them is concerning. If you are a dividend investor, you might also want to look at our curated list of high yield dividend stocks.
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