Kaman Corp's Dividend Analysis

Kaman Corp's Dividend Analysis

Insight into Kaman Corp's Upcoming Dividend and Financial Health

Kaman Corp (NYSE:KAMN) recently announced a dividend of $0.2 per share, payable on 2024-04-11, with the ex-dividend date set for 2024-03-18. 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 Kaman Corp's dividend performance and assess its sustainability.

What Does Kaman Corp Do?

Kaman Corp is a diversified company that conducts business in the aerospace and defense, medical, and industrial markets. The Engineered Products segment serves the aerospace and defense, industrial, and medical markets providing sophisticated proprietary aircraft bearings and components. The Precision Products segment serves the aerospace and defense markets providing precision safe and arming solutions for missile and bomb systems for the U.S. and allied militaries. The Structures segment serves the aerospace and defense and medical end markets providing sophisticated complex metallic and composite aerostructures for commercial, military, and general aviation fixed military and general aviation fixed and rotary wing aircraft, and medical imaging solutions.

Kaman Corp's Dividend Analysis
Kaman Corp's Dividend Analysis

A Glimpse at Kaman Corp's Dividend History

Kaman Corp has maintained a consistent dividend payment record since 1984, distributing dividends on a quarterly basis. The company has the prestigious title of a dividend aristocrat, having increased its dividend annually for at least 40 years. Below is a chart showing annual Dividends Per Share to track historical trends.

Kaman Corp's Dividend Analysis
Kaman Corp's Dividend Analysis

Breaking Down Kaman Corp's Dividend Yield and Growth

As of today, Kaman Corp currently has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.74% and a 12-month forward dividend yield of 1.74%, indicating an expectation of stable dividend payments over the next 12 months. The company's annual dividends per share growth rate over the past decade stands at 2.30%. The 5-year yield on cost of Kaman Corp stock as of today is approximately 1.74%.

Kaman Corp's Dividend Analysis
Kaman Corp's Dividend Analysis

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. Kaman Corp's dividend payout ratio as of 2023-12-31 is 1.76, which may suggest concerns regarding dividend sustainability. Additionally, Kaman Corp's profitability rank of 6 out of 10, as of 2023-12-31, suggests fair profitability, with the company reporting net profit in 8 out of the past 10 years.