Mainland Headwear Holdings' (HKG:1100) Dividend Will Be HK$0.03

Mainland Headwear Holdings Limited (HKG:1100) will pay a dividend of HK$0.03 on the 10th of October. This makes the dividend yield 5.4%, which will augment investor returns quite nicely.

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Mainland Headwear Holdings' Projected Earnings Seem Likely To Cover Future Distributions

If the payments aren't sustainable, a high yield for a few years won't matter that much. Prior to this announcement, Mainland Headwear Holdings' earnings easily covered the dividend, but free cash flows were negative. No cash flows could definitely make returning cash to shareholders difficult, or at least mean the balance sheet will come under pressure.

Over the next year, EPS could expand by 34.2% if recent trends continue. If the dividend continues on this path, the payout ratio could be 35% by next year, which we think can be pretty sustainable going forward.

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Dividend Volatility

The company's dividend history has been marked by instability, with at least one cut in the last 10 years. The annual payment during the last 10 years was HK$0.019 in 2015, and the most recent fiscal year payment was HK$0.08. This means that it has been growing its distributions at 15% per annum over that time. Despite the rapid growth in the dividend over the past number of years, we have seen the payments go down the past as well, so that makes us cautious.

The Dividend Looks Likely To Grow

With a relatively unstable dividend, it's even more important to evaluate if earnings per share is growing, which could point to a growing dividend in the future. Mainland Headwear Holdings has seen EPS rising for the last five years, at 34% per annum. 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.

Our Thoughts On Mainland Headwear Holdings' Dividend

Overall, it's nice to see a consistent dividend payment, but we think that longer term, the current level of payment might be unsustainable. With cash flows lacking, it is difficult to see how the company can sustain a dividend payment. 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. At the same time, there are other factors our readers should be conscious of before pouring capital into a stock. For instance, we've picked out 2 warning signs for Mainland Headwear Holdings that investors should take into consideration. Is Mainland Headwear Holdings not quite the opportunity you were looking for? Why not check out our selection of top dividend stocks.

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