Interparfums, Inc. (NASDAQ:IPAR) has announced that it will be increasing its dividend from last year's comparable payment on the 28th of March to $0.80. Based on this payment, the dividend yield for the company will be 2.3%, which is fairly typical for the industry.
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Solid dividend yields are great, but they only really help us if the payment is sustainable. Based on the last dividend, Interparfums is earning enough to cover the payment, but then it makes up 127% of cash flows. The company might be more focused on returning cash to shareholders, but paying out this much of its cash flow could expose the dividend to being cut in the future.
The next year is set to see EPS grow by 6.8%. Assuming the dividend continues along recent trends, we think the payout ratio could be 66% by next year, which is in a pretty sustainable range.
Although the company has a long dividend history, it has been cut at least once in the last 10 years. Since 2015, the dividend has gone from $0.48 total annually to $3.20. This works out to be a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of approximately 21% a year over that time. Interparfums has grown distributions at a rapid rate despite cutting the dividend at least once in the past. Companies that cut once often cut again, so we would be cautious about buying this stock solely for the dividend income.
With a relatively unstable dividend, it's even more important to see if earnings per share is growing. It's encouraging to see that Interparfums has been growing its earnings per share at 22% a year over the past five years. The company doesn't have any problems growing, despite returning a lot of capital to shareholders, which is a very nice combination for a dividend stock to have.
Overall, this is probably not a great income stock, even though the dividend is being raised at the moment. With cash flows lacking, it is difficult to see how the company can sustain a dividend payment. Overall, we don't think this company has the makings of a good income stock.
Investors generally tend to favour companies with a consistent, stable dividend policy as opposed to those operating an irregular one. At the same time, there are other factors our readers should be conscious of before pouring capital into a stock. As an example, we've identified 1 warning sign for Interparfums that you should be aware of before investing. Is Interparfums not quite the opportunity you were looking for? Why not check out our selection of top dividend stocks.