Singapore Land Group's (SGX:U06) Dividend Will Be Increased To SGD0.045

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02-05-2025

The board of Singapore Land Group Limited (SGX:U06) has announced that the dividend on 28th of May will be increased to SGD0.045, which will be 13% higher than last year's payment of SGD0.04 which covered the same period. This takes the annual payment to 2.3% of the current stock price, which unfortunately is below what the industry is paying.
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Even a low dividend yield can be attractive if it is sustained for years on end. Before making this announcement, Singapore Land Group was easily earning enough to cover the dividend. This means that most of its earnings are being retained to grow the business.
EPS is set to fall by 14.0% over the next 12 months if recent trends continue. If the dividend continues along recent trends, we estimate the payout ratio could be 27%, which we consider to be quite comfortable, with most of the company's earnings left over to grow the business in the future.
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The company has been paying a dividend for a long time, and it has been quite stable which gives us confidence in the future dividend potential. The dividend has gone from an annual total of SGD0.03 in 2015 to the most recent total annual payment of SGD0.045. This implies that the company grew its distributions at a yearly rate of about 4.1% over that duration. Slow and steady dividend growth might not sound that exciting, but dividends have been stable for ten years, which we think makes this a fairly attractive offer.
Investors could be attracted to the stock based on the quality of its payment history. Let's not jump to conclusions as things might not be as good as they appear on the surface. Singapore Land Group's earnings per share has shrunk at 14% a year over the past five years. This steep decline can indicate that the business is going through a tough time, which could constrain its ability to pay a larger dividend each year in the future.
Overall, it's great to see the dividend being raised and that it is still in a sustainable range. The earnings coverage is acceptable for now, but with earnings on the decline we would definitely keep an eye on the payout ratio. The dividend looks okay, but there have been some issues in the past, so we would be a little bit cautious.
It's important to note that companies having a consistent dividend policy will generate greater investor confidence than those having an erratic one. At the same time, there are other factors our readers should be conscious of before pouring capital into a stock. For example, we've identified 2 warning signs for Singapore Land Group (1 shouldn't be ignored!) that you should be aware of before investing. If you are a dividend investor, you might also want to look at our curated list of high yield dividend stocks.
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