DATA MODUL Aktiengesellschaft Produktion und Vertrieb von elektronischen Systemen (ETR:DAM) is about to trade ex-dividend in the next four days. The ex-dividend date is commonly two business days 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. It is important to be aware of the ex-dividend date because any trade on the stock needs to have been settled on or before the record date. Meaning, you will need to purchase DATA MODUL Produktion und Vertrieb von elektronischen Systemen’s shares before the 9th of May to receive the dividend, which will be paid on the 13th of May.
The company’s upcoming dividend is €0.75 a share, following on from the last 12 months, when the company distributed a total of €0.75 per share to shareholders. Based on the last year’s worth of payments, DATA MODUL Produktion und Vertrieb von elektronischen Systemen has a trailing yield of 3.4% on the current stock price of €22.20. Dividends are a major contributor to investment returns for long term holders, but only if the dividend continues to be paid. We need to see whether the dividend is covered by earnings and if it’s growing.
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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. DATA MODUL Produktion und Vertrieb von elektronischen Systemen paid out a comfortable 47% of its profit last year. A useful secondary check can be to evaluate whether DATA MODUL Produktion und Vertrieb von elektronischen Systemen generated enough free cash flow to afford its dividend. The good news is it paid out just 2.3% of its free cash flow in the last year.
It’s encouraging to see that the dividend is covered by both profit and cash flow. This generally suggests the dividend is sustainable, as long as earnings don’t drop precipitously.
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XTRA:DAM Historic Dividend May 4th 2025
Companies with falling earnings are riskier for dividend shareholders. If business enters a downturn and the dividend is cut, the company could see its value fall precipitously. That’s why it’s not ideal to see DATA MODUL Produktion und Vertrieb von elektronischen Systemen’s earnings per share have been shrinking at 3.0% a year over the previous five years.
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