Pall Corporation Board of Directors Declares Dividend

The Board of Directors of Pall Corporation (NYSE: PLL) today declared a dividend of $0.175 per share. The dividend is payable on August 19, 2011 to shareholders of record at the close of business on August 5, 2011.... more

Tidewater Declares Quarterly Dividend on Common Stock

Tidewater Inc. (NYSE: TDW) announced that its Board of Directors declared on July 13, 2011, a quarterly dividend of $.25 per share on Tidewater's approximately 51.9 million shares of common stock outstanding.... more

The Marcus Corporation Declares Quarterly Dividend

Directors of The Marcus Corporation (NYSE: MCS) today declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.085 per share of common stock. The dividend will be paid August 15, 2011 to shareholders of record on July 25, 2011.... more

Buckeye Technologies' Dividend Is Safe

Here, we'll highlight a given company and its closest competitors to see just how safe their dividends are, with a little help from three crucial tools: The interest coverage ratio, or earnings before interest and taxes, divided by interest expense. The interest coverage ratio measures a company's ability to pay the interest on its debt. An interest coverage ratio less than 1.5 is questionable; a number less than 1 means that the company is not bringing in enough money to cover its interest expenses. The EPS payout ratio, or dividends per share divided by earnings per share. The EPS payout ratio measures the percentage of earnings that go toward paying the dividend. A ratio greater than 80% is worrisome. The FCF payout ratio, or dividends per share divided by free cash flow per... more

Is Eaton's Dividend Safe?

Here, we'll highlight a given company and its closest competitors to see just how safe their dividends are, with a little help from three crucial tools: The interest coverage ratio, or earnings before interest and taxes, divided by interest expense. The interest coverage ratio measures a company's ability to pay the interest on its debt. An interest coverage ratio less than 1.5 is questionable; a number less than 1 means that the company is not bringing in enough money to cover its interest expenses. The EPS payout ratio, or dividends per share divided by earnings per share. The EPS payout ratio measures the percentage of earnings that go toward paying the dividend. A ratio greater than 80% is worrisome. The FCF payout ratio, or dividends per share divided by free cash... more

11 Low-Debt Dividend Stocks With Strong Sources of Profitability

When choosing a source of dividend income, it is important to check for encouraging trends in profitability. If a company is becoming less profitable or their profitability starts coming from less preferred sources, their dividend yield may be in danger. Debt is also an important consideration, as debtholders are always paid before dividends. When company debt rises significantly, it also endangers the dividend yield. With these ideas in mind, we screened dividend stocks (with dividend yield above 2% and a sustainable payout ratio below 35%) for those coming from companies with low debt, with most recent quarter total debt to assets below 0.2. We then screened for those companies with strong sources of return on equity (ROE) profitability, by using DuPont analysis. ROE can be broken up... more

Aberdeen Emerging Markets Telecommunications and Infrastructure Fund, Inc. Announces Dividend

Aberdeen Emerging Markets Telecommunications and Infrastructure Fund, Inc. (NYSE AMEX: ETF) (the “Fund”), a closed-end equity fund, announced today that it will pay a dividend of US$0.53489 per share on August 12, 2011 to all shareholders of record as of July 29, 2011. This distribution is comprised entirely of net investment income.... more

12 Industrial Strength Dividend Stocks With Annual Dividend Growth

The Industrials Sector consists of companies that manufacture products or provide business services. The products are often inputs or raw materials into another manufacturing process, such as steel producer. Many of these companies are often referred to as members of the "smokestack industry" and are classified as cyclical stocks. A cyclical stock is one that rises and falls in step with the economy. Timing is important when buying an industrial stock. If you buy when business is booming you will likely pay too much, which means a very low yield. Most stocks in this sector are currently overpriced. The average yield on the Industrial Sector stocks that I follow is only 2.0%, with just 7 stocks yielding over 3%. The Industrials Sector is one of the largest sectors in my dividend... more

4 Dividend Stocks With Bearish Outlooks, Dropping Prices, Rising Yields

No one can be sure what the future holds, and with so many variables (Greek default, US debt ceiling, unemployment, unrest in the Middle East, ending QE2) any prediction is nothing more than a guess. So rather than wait and see if the markets fall, here are 4 stocks that have already been bears so far in 2011. PetMed Express Inc. PetMed Express (PETS) operates the website 1800PetMeds.com, which sells prescription and non-prescription medications for dogs, cats, and horses, along with other pet healthcare products.PETS is one company that can shout from the rooftop, "Lost decade? What lost decade?". The stock price has grown a whopping 2000% since its low in 2002 of $0.73, peaking in 2009 at over $23. The stock has been on a steady decline since then, and now sits at $11.78.The past 10... more

12 Industrial Strength Dividend Stocks With Annual Dividend Growth

The Industrials Sector consists of companies that manufacture products or provide business services. The products are often inputs or raw materials into another manufacturing process, such as steel producer. Many of these companies are often referred to as members of the “smokestack industry” and are classified as cyclical stocks. A cyclical stock is one that rises and falls in step with the economy. Timing is important when buying an industrial stock. If you buy when business is booming you will likely pay too much, which means a very low yield. Most stocks in this sector are currently overpriced. The average yield on the Industrial Sector stocks that I follow is only 2.0%, with just 7 stocks yielding over 3%. The Industrials Sector is one of the largest sectors in my dividend growth... more