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Some investors rely on dividends for growing their wealth, and if you're one of those dividend sleuths, you might be intrigued to know that Conduit Holdings Limited (LON:CRE) is about to go ex-dividend in just three days. The ex-dividend date is one business day before the record date, which is the cut-off date for shareholders to be present on the company's books to be eligible for a dividend payment. 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 Conduit Holdings' shares before the 21st of March in order to be eligible for the dividend, which will be paid on the 24th of April.
The company's next dividend payment will be US$0.18 per share, and in the last 12 months, the company paid a total of US$0.36 per share. Based on the last year's worth of payments, Conduit Holdings stock has a trailing yield of around 5.5% on the current share price of UK£5.15. Dividends are an important source of income to many shareholders, but the health of the business is crucial to maintaining those dividends. As a result, readers should always check whether Conduit Holdings has been able to grow its dividends, or if the dividend might be cut.
Check out our latest analysis for Conduit Holdings
Dividends are usually paid out of company profits, so if a company pays out more than it earned then its dividend is usually at greater risk of being cut. That's why it's good to see Conduit Holdings paying out a modest 30% of its earnings.
Companies that pay out less in dividends than they earn in profits generally have more sustainable dividends. The lower the payout ratio, the more wiggle room the business has before it could be forced to cut the dividend.
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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. 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 Conduit Holdings has grown its earnings rapidly, up 97% a year for the past three years.
Many investors will assess a company's dividend performance by evaluating how much the dividend payments have changed over time. Conduit Holdings's dividend payments are broadly unchanged compared to where they were three years ago.