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Financial Statement Analysis — Dividend Strategies: Analyzing Payouts Through Financial Statements
A high yield is meaningless if the dividend can't survive. The payout ratio measures how much of profit is returned, but the free cash flow payout ratio is more reliable since earnings can be manipulated — and a high yield paired with a payout ratio above 80% signals a yield trap. Dividend Aristocrats with 25+ years of consecutive increases require strong, growing FCF. This module teaches you to stress-test cash flows at peak versus trough conditions to judge whether a dividend can survive a recession.
⏱ 17 minModule A2.6
// What you'll learn
- A high yield is meaningless if the dividend can't survive.
- The payout ratio measures how much of profit is returned, but the free cash flow payout ratio is more reliable since earnings can be manipulated — and a high yield paired with a payout ratio above 80% signals a yield trap.
- Dividend Aristocrats with 25+ years of consecutive increases require strong, growing FCF.
- This module teaches you to stress-test cash flows at peak versus trough conditions to judge whether a dividend can survive a recession.
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