Definitive Analysis
| Stable Growth | $2.98 - $4.11 | $3.55 |
| Multi-Stage | $5.75 - $6.32 | $6.03 |
| Blended Fair Value | $4.79 | |
| Current Price | $2.55 | |
| Upside | 87.84% | |
| Decision | Buy | |
| Metric | 5Y CAGR | 10Y CAGR | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DPS | -4.32% | -5.20% | 0.21 | 0.18 | 0.21 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.28 | 0.30 | 0.32 | 0.35 |
| YoY Growth | - | - | 16.67% | -16.28% | -13.18% | -3.98% | -1.53% | -7.09% | -5.05% | -7.85% | -7.30% | -3.00% |
| Dividend Yield | - | - | 8.24% | 7.56% | 9.91% | 8.91% | 8.35% | 11.54% | 9.01% | 9.40% | 9.50% | 11.10% |
| Net Income To Common (M) | 40.14 |
| (-) Cash Dividends Paid (M) | 24.55 |
| (=) Cash Retained (M) | 15.59 |
| Metric | LOW | BASE | HIGH |
|---|---|---|---|
| Required Retention Ratio | 20.0% | 12.5% | 7.5% |
| (=) Cash Required (M) | 8.03 | 5.02 | 3.01 |
| Cash Retained (M) | 15.59 | 15.59 | 15.59 |
| (-) Cash Required (M) | -8.03 | -5.02 | -3.01 |
| (=) Excess Retained (M) | 7.56 | 10.57 | 12.58 |
| (/) Shares Outstanding (M) | 72.74 | 72.74 | 72.74 |
| (=) Excess Retained per Share | 0.10 | 0.15 | 0.17 |
| LTM Dividend per Share | 0.34 | 0.34 | 0.34 |
| (+) Excess Retained per Share | 0.10 | 0.15 | 0.17 |
| (=) Adjusted Dividend | 0.44 | 0.48 | 0.51 |
| WACC / Discount Rate | 9.10% | 9.10% | 9.10% |
| Growth Rate | -4.97% | -3.97% | -2.97% |
| Fair Value | $2.98 | $3.55 | $4.11 |
| Upside / Downside | 17.00% | 39.21% | 61.02% |
| Metric | TTM | Dec-27 | Dec-28 | Dec-29 | Dec-30 | Dec-31 | Terminal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income (M) | 40.14 | 38.55 | 37.02 | 35.55 | 34.14 | 32.79 | 33.77 |
| Payout Ratio | 61.16% | 66.92% | 72.69% | 78.46% | 84.23% | 90.00% | 92.50% |
| Projected Dividends (M) | 24.55 | 25.80 | 26.91 | 27.90 | 28.76 | 29.51 | 31.24 |
| Metric | LOW | BASE | HIGH |
|---|---|---|---|
| WACC / Discount Rate | 9.10% | 9.10% | 9.10% |
| Growth Rate | -4.97% | -3.97% | -2.97% |
| Year 1 PV (M) | 23.40 | 23.65 | 23.89 |
| Year 2 PV (M) | 22.14 | 22.61 | 23.08 |
| Year 3 PV (M) | 20.82 | 21.48 | 22.16 |
| Year 4 PV (M) | 19.47 | 20.30 | 21.16 |
| Year 5 PV (M) | 18.12 | 19.09 | 20.11 |
| PV of Terminal Value (M) | 314.56 | 331.46 | 349.08 |
| Equity Value (M) | 418.51 | 438.59 | 459.48 |
| Shares Outstanding (M) | 72.74 | 72.74 | 72.74 |
| Fair Value | $5.75 | $6.03 | $6.32 |
| Upside / Downside | 125.64% | 136.47% | 147.73% |
| Ticker ⇵ | Company ⇵ | Dividend Yield % ▼ | Dividend Per Share ⇵ | Payout Ratio % ⇵ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LZOEX | Lazard Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio | 0.09% | $0.02 | 36.87% |
| PWR | Quanta Services, Inc. | 0.09% | $0.39 | 5.78% |
| AAMI | Acadian Asset Management | 0.08% | $0.04 | 1.59% |
| PDLB | Ponce Financial Group, Inc. | 0.08% | $0.01 | 1.31% |
| VRT | Vertiv Holdings Co | 0.08% | $0.15 | 5.48% |
| 0J46.L | HEICO Corporation | 0.07% | $0.23 | 4.98% |
| 0JYM.L | Markel Corporation | 0.07% | $1.41 | 0.87% |
| CHCI | Comstock Holding Companies, Inc. | 0.06% | $0.01 | 0.56% |
| MTVC | Motive Capital Corp II | 0.06% | $0.01 | 2.21% |
| ENJ | Entergy New Orleans, LLC First Mortgage Bonds, 5.0% Series due December 1, 2052 | 0.05% | $0.01 | 0.31% |
| ENO | Entergy New Orleans, LLC First Mortgage Bonds, 5.50% Series due April 1, 2066 | 0.05% | $0.01 | 0.31% |
| AJRD | Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. | 0.04% | $0.02 | 2.70% |
| ERES | East Resources Acquisition Company | 0.04% | $0.00 | 1.55% |
| NBN | Northeast Bank | 0.04% | $0.04 | 0.38% |
| ARHS | Arhaus, Inc. | 0.03% | $0.00 | 0.61% |
| BSIG | BrightSphere Investment Group Inc. | 0.03% | $0.01 | 0.34% |
| EWCZ | European Wax Center, Inc. | 0.03% | $0.00 | 0.37% |
| WIRE | Encore Wire Corporation | 0.03% | $0.08 | 0.42% |
| ACFN | Acorn Energy, Inc. | 0.02% | $0.00 | 0.09% |
| ACMR | ACM Research, Inc. | 0.02% | $0.01 | 0.62% |
| CFB | CrossFirst Bankshares, Inc. | 0.02% | $0.00 | 0.21% |
| FDSB | Fifth District Savings Bank | 0.02% | $0.00 | 0.35% |
| GRDN | Guardian Pharmacy Services, Inc. | 0.02% | $0.00 | 0.75% |
| NVDA | NVIDIA Corporation | 0.02% | $0.04 | 0.98% |
| AMG | Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. | 0.01% | $0.04 | 0.23% |
| BSX-PA | Boston Scientific Corporation | 0.01% | $0.02 | 0.82% |
| FIGR | Figure Technology Solutions, Inc. Class A Common Stock | 0.01% | $0.00 | 2.22% |
| GNRC | Generac Holdings Inc. | 0.01% | $0.01 | 0.18% |
| LAUR | Laureate Education, Inc. | 0.01% | $0.00 | 0.22% |
| PLNT | Planet Fitness, Inc. | 0.01% | $0.01 | 0.57% |
| SUM | Summit Materials, Inc. | 0.01% | $0.00 | 0.32% |
| BE | Bloom Energy Corporation | 0.00% | $0.00 | 6.20% |
| BJRI | BJ's Restaurants, Inc. | 0.00% | $0.00 | 0.01% |
| CXW | CoreCivic, Inc. | 0.00% | $0.00 | 0.04% |
| INFA | Informatica Inc. | 0.00% | $0.00 | 0.10% |
| MMMB | MamaMancini's Holdings, Inc. | 0.00% | $0.00 | 0.04% |
| PMO | Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust | 0.00% | $0.00 | 0.05% |
| SENEA | Seneca Foods Corporation | 0.00% | $0.00 | 0.04% |
| SLCA | U.S. Silica Holdings, Inc. | 0.00% | $0.00 | 0.02% |
| UNIT | Uniti Group Inc. | 0.00% | $0.00 | 0.00% |