Read This Before Buying Friedman Industries Incorporated (NYSEMKT:FRD) For Its Dividend
A sizeable part of portfolio returns can be produced by dividend stocks due to their contribution to compounding returns in the long run. Historically, Friedman Industries Incorporated (NYSEMKT:FRD) has paid dividends to shareholders, and these days it yields 2.9%. Should it have a place in your portfolio? Let’s take a look at Friedman Industries in more detail.
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How I analyze a dividend stock
Whenever I am looking at a potential dividend stock investment, I always check these five metrics:
Is it the top 25% annual dividend yield payer?
Does it consistently pay out dividends without missing a payment of significantly cutting payout?
Has dividend per share amount increased over the past?
Does earnings amply cover its dividend payments?
Will it be able to continue to payout at the current rate in the future?
How does Friedman Industries fare?
The current trailing twelve-month payout ratio for the stock is 11%, meaning the dividend is sufficiently 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.
When considering the sustainability of dividends, it is also worth checking the cash flow of a company. Cash flow is important because companies with strong cash flow can usually sustain higher payout ratios.
If there is one thing that you want to be reliable in your life, it’s dividend stocks and their constant income stream. Dividend payments from Friedman Industries have been volatile in the past 10 years, with some years experiencing significant drops of over 25%. This means that dividend hunters should probably steer clear of the stock, at least for now until the track record improves.
Compared to its peers, Friedman Industries produces a yield of 2.9%, which is high for Metals and Mining stocks but still below the market’s top dividend payers.
Next Steps:
After digging a little deeper into Friedman Industries’s yield, it’s easy to see why you should be cautious investing in the company just for the dividend. But if you are not exclusively a dividend investor, the stock could still be an interesting investment opportunity. 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. There are three essential aspects you should look at:
Future Outlook: What are well-informed industry analysts predicting for FRD’s future growth? Take a look at our free research report of analyst consensus for FRD’s outlook.
Historical Performance: What has FRD’s returns been like over the past? Go into more detail in the past track record analysis and take a look at the free visual representations of our analysis for more clarity.
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 past 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.
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