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Dividend Aristocrat Becton Dickinson and Co Declares Cash Payment to Investors Income Investors 2018-01-23 07:07:57 becton dickinson and co bdx stock dividend aristocrat dividend stock NYSE BDX Becton Dickinson and Co (NYSE:BDX) a manufacturer of medical devices and systems and a Dividend Aristocrats, declares cash payment to investors. Becton Dickinson and Co Stock,Dividend Stocks,News https://www.incomeinvestors.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/BDX-Stock-Keeps-Returning-Cash-to-Shareholders-150x150.jpg

Dividend Aristocrat Becton Dickinson and Co Declares Cash Payment to Investors

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Dividend Aristocrat Keeps Returning Cash to Shareholders

Long-term readers of Income Investors would know that I’m a big fan of the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats. These are S&P 500 companies with at least 25 consecutive years of annual dividend increases. Think about it; for income investors, what could be better than a rising dividend stream that lasts for more than a quarter of a century?

On Monday, January 22, one of the Dividend Aristocrats, Becton Dickinson and Co (NYSE:BDX), just announced another cash payment.

In a press release on Monday, Becton Dickinson announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.75 per share. The dividend will be paid on March 30, 2018 to shareholders of record as of March 9. (Source: “BD Board Declares Dividend,” Becton Dickinson and Co, January 22, 2018.)

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While the payout is the same as last quarter’s, it does represent a 2.7% increase from the year-ago period.

At the same time, keep in mind that Becton Dickinson and Co has raised its quarterly dividend rate in each of the last 46 years. (Source: “Stock Information – Dividend / Stock Split History,” Becton Dickinson and Co, last accessed January 22, 2018.)

Becton Dickinson is a manufacturer of medical devices and systems. Although the medical technology business requires a significant amount of resources devoted to research and development, the company still has more than enough money to grow its dividends.

In particular, Becton Dickinson generated adjusted earnings of $9.48 per share in its fiscal year 2017, representing a 10.4% increase year-over-year. Given its total dividends of $2.92 per share declared and paid during this period, the company had a payout ratio of just 30.8%. (Source: “BD Announces Results For 2017 Fourth Fiscal Quarter And Full Year; Provides Fiscal 2018 Guidance,” Becton Dickinson and Co, November 2, 2017.)

With a growing business and a low payout ratio, BDX stock should have no problem raising its payout again. In a few years’ time, I expect the company to become a Dividend King—a title reserved for those with at least 50 consecutive years of dividend hikes.


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