Andy's Two Cents

Notes and thoughts from our director.

Dividends: The Yield Trade Off

  • Dividend cash is sent to the shareholder, this is called “mailbox money”.
  • Companies that have a dividend payout have little to no growth.
  • Companies that have high dividend yields typically have high debt.
  • In the last 80 years (William O’Neil study), you missed out on the best stocks if all you cared about was a dividend: Apple, Microsoft, Walmart, Home Depot etc.
  • Dividends are considered an entitlement by primary shareholders (Family of founders).
  • Companies paying dividends require a maintenance management team.
  • Many companies we have studied that go into bankrupty pay or paid a dividend.
  • Dividends are subject to double taxation.
  • “A Pig with Lipstick”
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