Eaton Vance Tax-Mgd Glbl Div Eq Inc's Dividend Analysis
Delving Into the Dividend Details of EXG
Eaton Vance Tax-Mgd Glbl Div Eq Inc (NYSE:EXG) recently announced a dividend of $0.06 per share, payable on 2024-01-31, with the ex-dividend date set for 2024-01-22. As investors look forward to this upcoming payment, the spotlight also shines on the company's dividend history, yield, and growth rates. Using the data from GuruFocus, let's look into Eaton Vance Tax-Mgd Glbl Div Eq Inc's dividend performance and assess its sustainability.
What Does Eaton Vance Tax-Mgd Glbl Div Eq Inc Do?
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Eaton Vance Tax-Mgd Glbl Div Eq Inc is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. Its primary investment objective is to provide current income and gains. The secondary objective of the fund is capital appreciation. It invests in a diversified portfolio of domestic and foreign common stocks with an emphasis on dividend-paying stocks and writes call options on one or more U.S. and foreign indices with respect to a portion of the value of its common stock portfolio to generate current cash flow from the options premium received. Its portfolio of investments consists of capital markets, banks, internet and direct marketing retail, biotechnology, media, oil, gas, and consumable fuels, and other sectors.
A Glimpse at Eaton Vance Tax-Mgd Glbl Div Eq Inc's Dividend History
Eaton Vance Tax-Mgd Glbl Div Eq Inc has maintained a consistent dividend payment record since 2007. Dividends are currently distributed on a monthly basis. Below is a chart showing annual Dividends Per Share for tracking historical trends.
Breaking Down Eaton Vance Tax-Mgd Glbl Div Eq Inc's Dividend Yield and Growth
As of today, Eaton Vance Tax-Mgd Glbl Div Eq Inc currently has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 8.55% and a 12-month forward dividend yield of 8.55%. This suggests an expectation of the same dividend payments over the next 12 months. Over the past three years, Eaton Vance Tax-Mgd Glbl Div Eq Inc's annual dividend growth rate was -3.50%. Extended to a five-year horizon, this rate decreased to -3.70% per year. Based on Eaton Vance Tax-Mgd Glbl Div Eq Inc's dividend yield and five-year growth rate, the 5-year yield on cost of Eaton Vance Tax-Mgd Glbl Div Eq Inc stock as of today is approximately 7.08%.
The Sustainability Question: Payout Ratio and Profitability
To assess the sustainability of the dividend, one needs to evaluate the company's payout ratio. The dividend payout ratio provides insights into the portion of earnings the company distributes as dividends. A lower ratio suggests that the company retains a significant part of its earnings, thereby ensuring the availability of funds for future growth and unexpected downturns. As of 2023-10-31, Eaton Vance Tax-Mgd Glbl Div Eq Inc's dividend payout ratio is 0.78, and this may suggest that the company's dividend may not be sustainable. Eaton Vance Tax-Mgd Glbl Div Eq Inc's profitability rank, offers an understanding of the company's earnings prowess relative to its peers. GuruFocus ranks Eaton Vance Tax-Mgd Glbl Div Eq Inc's profitability 2 out of 10 as of 2023-10-31, suggesting the dividend may not be sustainable. The company has reported net profit in 5 years out of the past 10 years.