Amdocs (NASDAQ:DOX) Has Announced A Dividend Of $0.527
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While it is always good to see a solid dividend yield, we should also consider whether the payment is feasible. The last dividend was quite easily covered by Amdocs' earnings. This indicates that quite a large proportion of earnings is being invested back into the business.
The next year is set to see EPS grow by 7.5%. Assuming the dividend continues along recent trends, we think the payout ratio could be 43% by next year, which is in a pretty sustainable range.
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The company has a sustained record of paying dividends with very little fluctuation. The annual payment during the last 10 years was $0.62 in 2015, and the most recent fiscal year payment was $2.11. This implies that the company grew its distributions at a yearly rate of about 13% over that duration. Rapidly growing dividends for a long time is a very valuable feature for an income stock.
Investors who have held shares in the company for the past few years will be happy with the dividend income they have received. Amdocs has seen EPS rising for the last five years, at 5.6% per annum. Earnings are on the uptrend, and it is only paying a small portion of those earnings to shareholders.
In summary, it is always positive to see the dividend being increased, and we are particularly pleased with its overall sustainability. Earnings are easily covering distributions, and the company is generating plenty of cash. All of these factors considered, we think this has solid potential as a dividend stock.
Investors generally tend to favour companies with a consistent, stable dividend policy as opposed to those operating an irregular one. However, there are other things to consider for investors when analysing stock performance. Companies that are growing earnings tend to be the best dividend stocks over the long term. See what the 5 analysts we track are forecasting for Amdocs for free with public analyst estimates for the company. Is Amdocs not quite the opportunity you were looking for? Why not check out our selection of top dividend stocks.
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