Great Dividend Stocks For Every Portfolio

Riverstone Holdings is one of the ten dividend stocks that can help raise your investment income by paying sizeable dividends. These stocks are a safe bet to increase your portfolio value as they provide both steady income and cushion against market risks. Dividends play an important role in compounding returns in the long run and end up forming a sizeable part of investment returns. I’ve made a list of other value-adding dividend-paying stocks for you to consider for your investment portfolio.

Riverstone Holdings Limited (SGX:AP4)

Riverstone Holdings Limited, an investment holding company, manufactures and distributes cleanroom and healthcare gloves under the RS brand. Founded in 1989, and currently run by Teek Son Wong, the company currently employs 1,000 people and with the market cap of SGD SGD785.55M, it falls under the small-cap category.

AP4 has an alluring dividend yield of 6.12% and has a payout ratio of 36.69% , with analysts expecting this ratio in three years to be 38.92%. Although investors would have seen a few years of reduced payments, it has so far always picked up again, with dividends increasing from MYR0.01 to MYR0.06 over the past 10 years.

SGX:AP4 Historical Dividend Yield Jan 5th 18
SGX:AP4 Historical Dividend Yield Jan 5th 18

Bukit Sembawang Estates Limited (SGX:B61)

Bukit Sembawang Estates Limited, an investment holding company, engages in the property development, investment, and other property-related activities primarily in Singapore. Bukit Sembawang Estates was formed in 1911 and has a market cap of SGD SGD1.63B, putting it in the small-cap group.

B61 has a sumptuous dividend yield of 5.24% and is currently distributing 33.68% of profits to shareholders , with the expected payout in three years hitting 46.81%. Despite there being some hiccups, dividends per share have increased during the past 10 years. Analysts are expecting an impressive triple digit earnings growth over the next three years.

SGX:B61 Historical Dividend Yield Jan 5th 18
SGX:B61 Historical Dividend Yield Jan 5th 18

Parkway Life Real Estate Investment Trust (SGX:C2PU)

Parkway Life Real Estate Investment Trust (“PLife REIT”) is one of Asia’s largest listed healthcare REITs by asset size. The company was established in 2007 and with the company’s market cap sitting at SGD SGD1.80B, it falls under the small-cap category.

C2PU has a sumptuous dividend yield of 4.07% and is paying out 79.84% of profits as dividends , and analysts are expecting a 98.14% payout ratio in the next three years. C2PU’s dividends have seen an increase over the past 10 years, with payments increasing from $0.06 to $0.12 in that time. To the enjoyment of shareholders, the company hasn’t missed a payment during this period. Parkway Life Real Estate Investment Trust’s performance over the last 12 months beat the sg equity real estate investment trusts (reits) industry, with the company reporting 46.40% EPS growth compared to its industry’s figure of -4.80%.