There's A Lot To Like About Peyto Exploration & Development's (TSE:PEY) Upcoming CA$0.11 Dividend
Readers hoping to buy Peyto Exploration & Development Corp. (TSE:PEY) for its dividend will need to make their move shortly, as the stock is about to trade ex-dividend. The ex-dividend date is one business day before a company's record date, which is the date on which the company determines which shareholders are entitled to receive a dividend. The ex-dividend date is an important date to be aware of as any purchase of the stock made on or after this date might mean a late settlement that doesn't show on the record date. Thus, you can purchase Peyto Exploration & Development's shares before the 30th of January in order to receive the dividend, which the company will pay on the 15th of February.
The company's next dividend payment will be CA$0.11 per share, and in the last 12 months, the company paid a total of CA$0.60 per share. Based on the last year's worth of payments, Peyto Exploration & Development has a trailing yield of 9.7% on the current stock price of CA$13.59. We love seeing companies pay a dividend, but it's also important to be sure that laying the golden eggs isn't going to kill our golden goose! As a result, readers should always check whether Peyto Exploration & Development has been able to grow its dividends, or if the dividend might be cut.
Check out our latest analysis for Peyto Exploration & Development
Dividends are typically paid out of company income, so if a company pays out more than it earned, its dividend is usually at a higher risk of being cut. Fortunately Peyto Exploration & Development's payout ratio is modest, at just 27% of profit. A useful secondary check can be to evaluate whether Peyto Exploration & Development generated enough free cash flow to afford its dividend. Fortunately, it paid out only 34% of its free cash flow in the past year.
It's encouraging to see that the dividend is covered by both profit and cash flow. This generally suggests the dividend is sustainable, as long as earnings don't drop precipitously.
Click here to see the company's payout ratio, plus analyst estimates of its future dividends.
Have Earnings And Dividends Been Growing?
Businesses with strong growth prospects usually make the best dividend payers, because it's easier to grow dividends when earnings per share are improving. Investors love dividends, so if earnings fall and the dividend is reduced, expect a stock to be sold off heavily at the same time. It's encouraging to see Peyto Exploration & Development has grown its earnings rapidly, up 24% a year for the past five years. Peyto Exploration & Development is paying out less than half its earnings and cash flow, while simultaneously growing earnings per share at a rapid clip. This is a very favourable combination that can often lead to the dividend multiplying over the long term, if earnings grow and the company pays out a higher percentage of its earnings.
The main way most investors will assess a company's dividend prospects is by checking the historical rate of dividend growth. Since the start of our data, 10 years ago, Peyto Exploration & Development has lifted its dividend by approximately 6.2% a year on average. We're glad to see dividends rising alongside earnings over a number of years, which may be a sign the company intends to share the growth with shareholders.
To Sum It Up
Is Peyto Exploration & Development an attractive dividend stock, or better left on the shelf? It's great that Peyto Exploration & Development is growing earnings per share while simultaneously paying out a low percentage of both its earnings and cash flow. It's disappointing to see the dividend has been cut at least once in the past, but as things stand now, the low payout ratio suggests a conservative approach to dividends, which we like. It's a promising combination that should mark this company worthy of closer attention.
In light of that, while Peyto Exploration & Development has an appealing dividend, it's worth knowing the risks involved with this stock. In terms of investment risks, we've identified 3 warning signs with Peyto Exploration & Development and understanding them should be part of your investment process.
Generally, we wouldn't recommend just buying the first dividend stock you see. Here's a curated list of interesting stocks that are strong dividend payers.
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