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TELUS (TSE:T) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

TELUS (TSE:T) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Yahoo14-05-2025

The board of TELUS Corporation (TSE:T) has announced that it will be paying its dividend of CA$0.4163 on the 2nd of July, an increased payment from last year's comparable dividend. This takes the dividend yield to 7.5%, which shareholders will be pleased with.
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While it is great to have a strong dividend yield, we should also consider whether the payment is sustainable. Based on the last payment, the company wasn't making enough to cover what it was paying to shareholders. This situation certainly isn't ideal, and could place significant strain on the balance sheet if it continues.
Earnings per share is forecast to rise by 106.5% over the next year. However, if the dividend continues along recent trends, it could start putting pressure on the balance sheet with the payout ratio reaching 107% over the next year.
View our latest analysis for TELUS
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. Since 2015, the dividend has gone from CA$0.76 total annually to CA$1.67. This implies that the company grew its distributions at a yearly rate of about 8.2% over that duration. The dividend has been growing very nicely for a number of years, and has given its shareholders some nice income in their portfolios.
The company's investors will be pleased to have been receiving dividend income for some time. Let's not jump to conclusions as things might not be as good as they appear on the surface. TELUS' EPS has fallen by approximately 11% per year during the past five years. Such rapid declines definitely have the potential to constrain dividend payments if the trend continues into the future. Over the next year, however, earnings are actually predicted to rise, but we would still be cautious until a track record of earnings growth can be built.
Overall, this is probably not a great income stock, even though the dividend is being raised at the moment. 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. Meanwhile, despite the importance of dividend payments, they are not the only factors our readers should know when assessing a company. As an example, we've identified 2 warning signs for TELUS that you should be aware of before investing. Is TELUS not quite the opportunity you were looking for? Why not check out our selection of top dividend stocks.
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