Regular readers will know that we love our dividends at Simply Wall St, which is why it's exciting to see Eagle Nice (International) Holdings Limited (HKG:2368) is about to trade ex-dividend in the next four days. 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 important as the process of settlement involves two full business days. So if you miss that date, you would not show up on the company's books on the record date. In other words, investors can purchase Eagle Nice (International) Holdings' shares before the 5th of December in order to be eligible for the dividend, which will be paid on the 22nd of December.
The company's upcoming dividend is HK$0.30 a share, following on from the last 12 months, when the company distributed a total of HK$0.36 per share to shareholders. Based on the last year's worth of payments, Eagle Nice (International) Holdings has a trailing yield of 8.0% on the current stock price of HK$4.5. Dividends are a major contributor to investment returns for long term holders, but only if the dividend continues to be paid. As a result, readers should always check whether Eagle Nice (International) Holdings has been able to grow its dividends, or if the dividend might be cut.
Check out our latest analysis for Eagle Nice (International) Holdings
If a company pays out more in dividends than it earned, then the dividend might become unsustainable - hardly an ideal situation. Eagle Nice (International) Holdings paid out more than half (68%) of its earnings last year, which is a regular payout ratio for most companies. Yet cash flow is typically more important than profit for assessing dividend sustainability, so we should always check if the company generated enough cash to afford its dividend. It paid out an unsustainably high 350% of its free cash flow as dividends over the past 12 months, which is worrying. Unless there were something in the business we're not grasping, this could signal a risk that the dividend may have to be cut in the future.
While Eagle Nice (International) Holdings's dividends were covered by the company's reported profits, cash is somewhat more important, so it's not great to see that the company didn't generate enough cash to pay its dividend. Were this to happen repeatedly, this would be a risk to Eagle Nice (International) Holdings's ability to maintain its dividend.
Click here to see how much of its profit Eagle Nice (International) Holdings paid out over the last 12 months.
SEHK:2368 Historic Dividend November 30th 2022
Have Earnings And Dividends Been Growing?
Companies with consistently growing earnings per share generally make the best dividend stocks, as they usually find it easier to grow dividends per share. If business enters a downturn and the dividend is cut, the company could see its value fall precipitously. Fortunately for readers, Eagle Nice (International) Holdings's earnings per share have been growing at 16% a year for the past five years. Earnings have been growing at a decent rate, but we're concerned dividend payments consumed most of the company's cash flow over the past year.
The main way most investors will assess a company's dividend prospects is by checking the historical rate of dividend growth. In the past 10 years, Eagle Nice (International) Holdings has increased its dividend at approximately 9.9% a year on average. It's encouraging to see the company lifting dividends while earnings are growing, suggesting at least some corporate interest in rewarding shareholders.
Final Takeaway
Has Eagle Nice (International) Holdings got what it takes to maintain its dividend payments? It's good to see that earnings per share are growing and that the company's payout ratio is within a normal range for most businesses. However we're somewhat concerned that it paid out 350% of its cashflow, which is uncomfortably high. All things considered, we are not particularly enthused about Eagle Nice (International) Holdings from a dividend perspective.
If you want to look further into Eagle Nice (International) Holdings, it's worth knowing the risks this business faces. Every company has risks, and we've spotted 1 warning sign for Eagle Nice (International) Holdings you should know about.
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普通读者会知道我们喜欢 Simply Wall St 的分红,这就是为什么看到它令人兴奋的原因 鹰丽(国际)控股有限公司 (HKG: 2368) 将在未来四天内进行除息交易。除息日是公司记录日期之前的一个工作日,即公司确定哪些股东有权获得股息的日期。除息日很重要,因为结算过程涉及两个完整的工作日。因此,如果你错过了那个日期,你就不会在记录日期出现在公司的账簿上。换句话说,投资者可以在12月5日之前购买Eagle Nice(国际)Holdings的股票,才有资格获得股息,股息将于12月22日支付。
该公司即将派发的股息为每股0.30港元,这是继过去12个月之后的,当时该公司向股东共分配了每股0.36港元。根据去年的付款价值,Eagle Nice(国际)控股的追踪收益率为8.0%,而目前的股价为4.5港元。分红是长期持有人投资回报的主要贡献者,但前提是必须继续支付股息。因此,读者应随时查看Eagle Nice(国际)Holdings是否能够增加股息,或者股息是否可能被削减。
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如果一家公司支付的股息超过其收入,那么股息可能会变得不可持续——这并不是一个理想的情况。去年,Eagle Nice(国际)Holdings支付了其收益的一半以上(68%),这是大多数公司的常规派息率。然而,在评估股息可持续性方面,现金流通常比利润更重要,因此我们应始终检查公司产生的现金是否足以支付股息。在过去的12个月中,它以不可持续的方式支付了其自由现金流的350%作为股息,这令人担忧。除非业务中有一些我们不了解的地方,否则这可能预示着将来可能不得不削减股息。
尽管Eagle Nice(国际)Holdings的股息由该公司公布的利润支付,但现金更为重要,因此看到该公司没有产生足够的现金来支付股息并不是一件好事。如果这种情况反复发生,这将对Eagle Nice(国际)Holdings维持股息的能力构成风险。
点击此处查看Eagle Nice(国际)Holdings在过去12个月中支付了多少利润。
SEHK: 2368 历史股息 2022 年 11 月 30 日
收益和股息一直在增长吗?
每股收益持续增长的公司通常是最好的股息股票,因为他们通常会发现增加每股股息更容易。如果业务进入低迷状态并削减股息,该公司的价值可能会急剧下降。对于读者来说,幸运的是,在过去五年中,Eagle Nice(国际)控股的每股收益一直以每年16%的速度增长。收益一直在以不错的速度增长,但我们担心股息支付在过去一年中消耗了公司的大部分现金流。
大多数投资者评估公司股息前景的主要方法是检查历史股息增长率。在过去的10年中,Eagle Nice(国际)控股的股息平均每年增加约9.9%。令人鼓舞的是,该公司在收益增长的同时提高了股息,这表明至少有一些企业对奖励股东感兴趣。
最后的外卖
Eagle Nice(国际)Holdings有能力维持股息支付吗?很高兴看到每股收益正在增长,并且该公司的派息率在大多数企业的正常范围内。但是,我们有点担心它支付了350%的现金流,这个数字高得令人不安。综上所述,从股息的角度来看,我们对Eagle Nice(国际)Holdings并不特别热情。
如果你想进一步了解Eagle Nice(国际)Holdings,值得了解该企业面临的风险。每家公司都有风险,我们已经发现 Eagle Nice(国际)控股有 1 个警告标志 你应该知道。
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