This Dividend Payer Is a Bargain on This Dip
The Motley Fool
Published Nov 09, 2018 08:00
Updated Nov 09, 2018 08:15
Keyera (TSX:KEY) stock fell as much as 12% on Wednesday after reporting its third-quarter results. Investors should note that Keyera has been a consistent dividend payer, which has increased or maintained its dividend per share every year since 2004.
Furthermore, Keyera just increased its monthly dividend per share by 7.1% starting in September. With an attractive yield of close to 6%, it’s certainly worthwhile to explore whether the stock is a bargain.
Q3 results and what caused the drop in the stock
Here are some key metrics compared to the same period in 2017:
| Q3 2017 | Q3 2018 | Change | |
| Net earnings | $38.46 million | $34.68 million | -9.8% |
| Cash flow from operating activities | $80.70 million | $69.38 million | -16.3% |
| Distributable cash flow per share | $0.57 | $0.61 | 7% |
| Adjusted EBITDA | $138.18 million | $159.82 million | 15.7% |
Likely, the low activity had to do with low gas prices. This suggests that supply exceeds demand. When demand exceeds supply, gas prices will improve and the producers will increase their production again. (Keyera has controlling interests of 79.8% in the Minnehik Buck Lake plant and 60% in the Zeta Creek plant.)
Keyera’s nine-month results suggest a healthy business
Looking at Keyera’s results over the first nine months of the year shows a more normalized picture of the business.
Here are some key metrics compared to the same period in 2017:
| Q1-Q3 2017 | Q1-Q3 2018 | Change | |
| Net earnings | $201.9 million | $229.2 million | 13.5% |
| Cash flow from operating activities | $301.1 million | $358.7 million | 19.1% |
| Distributable cash flow per share | $1.8 | $2.12 | 17.8% |
| Adjusted EBITDA | $419.6 million | $559.1 million | 33.2% |
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Dividend safety
Keyera has increased its dividend per share every year since 2004 except in 2010 when it froze its dividend, which indicates good management. The energy infrastructure company has a three- and five-year dividend-growth rate of 9.4% and 9.9%, respectively. And it increased its monthly dividend per share by 7.1% in September.
Keyera’s payout ratio was 72% in Q3 and 61% over the first nine months of the year, which was an improvement from 69% from the first nine months of 2017. So, Keyera’s yield of about 5.7% as of writing should be sustainable.
Investor takeaway
The analyst consensus from Thomson Reuters has a 12-month target of $43.40 per share on Keyera, which represents +37% near-term upside potential. Throwing in the 5.7% yield, we’re looking at compelling estimated near-term returns of 43%.
Keyera is a great play on improving gas prices, though, notably, it has other types of assets, such as pipelines. It’s a growing dividend while you wait for its stock price to appreciate.
Fool contributor Kay Ng has no position in any of the stocks mentioned.
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