Singtel just paid 18.5 cents a share, but only 13.4 cents comes from the core telecom business earning money. The rest is funded by asset sales, towers, stakes, the kind of things you can only sell once. If you’re counting on that dividend for retirement income, you need to know which part can keep going and which part depends on Singtel having more furniture to sell.
Key takeaways:
Core dividend is 13.4 cents, value realisation dividend adds another 5.1 cents
At last close, core yield is 2.94 percent, full yield is 4.06 percent
Both readings miss the 4.7 percent forensic hurdle for strong income holdings
Long-time holders’ yield on cost differs from new buyers’ entry yield
Interest coverage remains adequate, debt levels not pointing to distress
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