18-04-2025
Income Investors Should Know That Geberit AG (VTX:GEBN) Goes Ex-Dividend Soon
It looks like Geberit AG (VTX:GEBN) is about to go ex-dividend in the next three days. The ex-dividend date is usually set to be two business days before the record date, which is the cut-off date on which you must be present on the company's books as a shareholder in order to receive the dividend. The ex-dividend date is important as the process of settlement involves at least two full business days. So if you miss that date, you would not show up on the company's books on the record date. Accordingly, Geberit investors that purchase the stock on or after the 22nd of April will not receive the dividend, which will be paid on the 24th of April.
The company's next dividend payment will be CHF012.80 per share. Last year, in total, the company distributed CHF12.80 to shareholders. Based on the last year's worth of payments, Geberit stock has a trailing yield of around 2.3% on the current share price of CHF0551.20. If you buy this business for its dividend, you should have an idea of whether Geberit's dividend is reliable and sustainable. As a result, readers should always check whether Geberit has been able to grow its dividends, or if the dividend might be cut.
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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. Geberit is paying out an acceptable 71% of its profit, a common payout level among most companies. That said, even highly profitable companies sometimes might not generate enough cash to pay the dividend, which is why we should always check if the dividend is covered by cash flow. It paid out more than half (64%) of its free cash flow in the past year, which is within an average range for most companies.
It's positive to see that Geberit's dividend is covered by both profits and cash flow, since this is generally a sign that the dividend is sustainable, and a lower payout ratio usually suggests a greater margin of safety before the dividend gets cut.
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Companies that aren't growing their earnings can still be valuable, but it is even more important to assess the sustainability of the dividend if it looks like the company will struggle to grow. If earnings fall far enough, the company could be forced to cut its dividend. That explains why we're not overly excited about Geberit's flat earnings over the past five years. We'd take that over an earnings decline any day, but in the long run, the best dividend stocks all grow their earnings per share. Earnings growth has been slim and the company is paying out more than half of its earnings. While there is some room to both increase the payout ratio and reinvest in the business, generally the higher a payout ratio goes, the lower a company's prospects for future growth.
Many investors will assess a company's dividend performance by evaluating how much the dividend payments have changed over time. In the last 10 years, Geberit has lifted its dividend by approximately 4.4% a year on average.
Should investors buy Geberit for the upcoming dividend? Geberit has struggled to grow its earnings per share, and while the company is paying out a majority of its earnings and cash flow in the form of dividends, the dividend payments don't appear unsustainable. Overall we're not hugely bearish on the stock, but there are likely better dividend investments out there.
However if you're still interested in Geberit as a potential investment, you should definitely consider some of the risks involved with Geberit. In terms of investment risks, we've identified 1 warning sign with Geberit and understanding them should be part of your investment process.
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