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Billy Kawasaki’s Insights - Billy’s most-liked answers from 5i Research. It should be considered higher risk income, but it has a long history. Management is decent. It has survived many downturns and has managed to grow. Unlock Premium - Try 5i Free
It's been a top pick of his over the years. He likes the way they structure their business, investing in diverse, established companies, mostly in the US. They pay a compelling yield, but is a volatile stock, Is less exposed than before to the vagaries of the economy, though the economy will still affect them.
Cut their dividend in 2009, but ever since then, they’ve raised it quite a bit. Now they have a couple of portfolio problems with their royalty stream. Doesn’t think the stock will do much until they accept the fact that some of their royalty payments are not being paid, and they have to somehow restructure to deal with the problem. Uncertainty is a killer of stock prices. The payout ratio is over 100%, so he would not say that the dividend is safe. Dividend yield of 8.1%.