Is Hunter Douglas NV (AMS:HDG) A Smart Pick For Income Investors?

Bruce Howe
Updated

A large part of investment returns can be generated by dividend-paying stock given their role in compounding returns over time. Historically, Hunter Douglas NV (AMS:HDG) has been paying a dividend to shareholders. Today it yields 2.7%. Does Hunter Douglas tick all the boxes of a great dividend stock? Below, I’ll take you through my analysis.

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5 checks you should use to assess a dividend stock

Whenever I am looking at a potential dividend stock investment, I always check these five metrics:

  • Is its annual yield among the top 25% of dividend-paying companies?

  • Has its dividend been stable over the past (i.e. no missed payments or significant payout cuts)?

  • Has the amount of dividend per share grown over the past?

  • Is its earnings sufficient to payout dividend at the current rate?

  • Will it have the ability to keep paying its dividends going forward?

ENXTAM:HDG Historical Dividend Yield August 31st 18
ENXTAM:HDG Historical Dividend Yield August 31st 18

Does Hunter Douglas pass our checks?

Hunter Douglas has a trailing twelve-month payout ratio of 31.9%, meaning the dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Furthermore, analysts have not forecasted a dividends per share for the future, which makes it hard to determine the yield shareholders should expect, and whether the current payout is sustainable, moving forward.

If there’s one type of stock you want to be reliable, it’s dividend stocks and their stable income-generating ability. Dividend payments from Hunter Douglas have been volatile in the past 10 years, with some years experiencing significant drops of over 25%. These characteristics do not bode well for income investors seeking reliable stream of dividends.

Compared to its peers, Hunter Douglas has a yield of 2.7%, which is on the low-side for Consumer Durables stocks.

Next Steps:

Now you know to keep in mind the reason why investors should be careful investing in Hunter Douglas for the dividend. But if you are not exclusively a dividend investor, the stock could still be an interesting investment opportunity. Given that this is purely a dividend analysis, I urge potential investors to try and get a good understanding of the underlying business and its fundamentals before deciding on an investment. There are three important factors you should further examine:

  1. Future Outlook: What are well-informed industry analysts predicting for HDG’s future growth? Take a look at our free research report of analyst consensus for HDG’s outlook.

  2. Valuation: What is HDG worth today? Even if the stock is a cash cow, it’s not worth an infinite price. The intrinsic value infographic in our free research report helps visualize whether HDG is currently mispriced by the market.

  3. Dividend Rockstars: Are there better dividend payers with stronger fundamentals out there? Check out our free list of these great stocks here.

To help readers see past the short term volatility of the financial market, we aim to bring you a long-term focused research analysis purely driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis does not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements.

The author is an independent contributor and at the time of publication had no position in the stocks mentioned. For errors that warrant correction please contact the editor at editorial-team@simplywallst.com.