Read This Before Buying Mangata Holding SA (WSE:MGT) For Its Upcoming zł9.00 Dividend

Have you been keeping an eye on Mangata Holding SA’s (WSE:MGT) upcoming dividend of zł9.00 per share payable on the 06 August 2018? Then you only have 2 days left before the stock starts trading ex-dividend on the 20 July 2018. Investors looking for higher income-generating stocks to add to their portfolio should keep reading, as I take a deeper dive into Mangata Holding’s latest financial data to analyse its dividend attributes.

See our latest analysis for Mangata Holding

How I analyze a dividend stock


  • Does earnings amply cover its dividend payments?

WSE:MGT Historical Dividend Yield July 17th 18
WSE:MGT Historical Dividend Yield July 17th 18

How well does Mangata Holding fit our criteria?

Mangata Holding has a trailing twelve-month payout ratio of 79.20%, 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 is one thing that you want to be reliable in your life, it’s dividend stocks and their constant income stream. The reality is that it is too early to consider Mangata Holding as a dividend investment. It has only been consistently paying dividends for 6 years, however, standard practice for reliable payers is to look for a 10-year minimum track record.

In terms of its peers, Mangata Holding has a yield of 5.54%, which is high for Machinery stocks but still below the market’s top dividend payers.

Next Steps:

Now you know to keep in mind the reason why investors should be careful investing in Mangata Holding 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, you should always research extensively before deciding whether or not a stock is an appropriate investment for you. I always recommend analysing the company’s fundamentals and underlying business before making an investment decision. There are three essential aspects you should further research:

  1. Future Outlook: What are well-informed industry analysts predicting for MGT’s future growth? Take a look at our free research report of analyst consensus for MGT’s outlook.
  2. Historical Performance: What has MGT’s returns been like over the past? Go into more detail in the past track record analysis and take a look at the free visual representations of our analysis for more clarity.