Endangered Dividends
Unhappy Returns
By
Roger S. Conrad on
Oct. 7, 2017
Although third-quarter earnings season hasn't hit yet, recent developments have landed four companies on the Endangered Dividends List. The latest additions include two former members that had escaped after slashing their payouts.
The Second (Distribution) Cut is the Deepest?
By
Roger S. Conrad on
Sep. 9, 2017
Longtime Endangered Dividends List member Plains All-American Pipeline LP announced its second distribution cut in a year.
Dividend Cuts A-Go-Go
By
Roger S. Conrad on
Aug. 14, 2017
Three of the four companies in our coverage universe that announced payout cuts this quarter were on our Endangered Dividends List.
Calm before the Storm?
By
Roger S. Conrad on
Jul. 9, 2017
For a second consecutive month, none of the companies covered in our Utility Report Card cut their dividends. The start of second-quarter earnings season could shatter this calm. We highlight some of the names that could hit their dividends with a shrink ray.
No Cuts, But Plenty of Risks
By
Roger S. Conrad on
Jun. 10, 2017
Avoid these stocks with endangered dividends.
Dividend Cuts Are All the Rage This Spring
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Roger S. Conrad on
May. 14, 2017
Several names on our Endangered Dividends List slashed their payouts over the past month.
Power Cut
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Roger S. Conrad on
Apr. 14, 2017
We assess E.On's third dividend cut since 2011 and explore other areas of potential risk.
Warning: Falling Dividends
By
Roger S. Conrad on
Mar. 11, 2017
Three companies escape from the Endangered Dividends List, while a troubled international telecom announces what could be the first of several dividend cuts.
Another Midstream Meltdown
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Roger S. Conrad on
Feb. 12, 2017
Excessive leverage, diminished growth prospects and shrinking cash flow suggest that a distribution cut is inevitable for this midstream master limited partnership.
Mind the Borrowing Costs
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Roger S. Conrad on
Jan. 10, 2017
Rising interest rates will exert additional strain on all the names in our Endangered Dividends List. And the higher rates go, the greater the risk that these stragglers will seek to conserve cash by reducing their payouts.
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