Diversified Royalty CorpDIV.TOHOLDJan 25, 2017Stock price when the opinion was issued
As of Jun 09, 2026. Market Open.
18-24 months ago they stumbled with a restaurant royalty, but are doing well with a new royalty concerning a muffler business at Walmart. But this will be cyclical in a downturn. The dividend is safe now.
Pays a nice dividend. The stock had been coming off. They were supposed to have signed some royalty deals, but haven't in 18 months. He prefers that they take their time and be careful, but eventually they need to sign in order to lower their payout ratio. This should do okay during the current market downturn.
He really takes his hat off to Sean Morrison who was the one that structured the deals in some of the restaurant royalties. Their first royalty deal was Fran Works, and same-store sales declined quite dramatically because of their Alberta exposure, but he was able to sell that for more than what he had paid for it. He is now sitting on about $85 million, and is hunting for some more royalties. These things don’t happen fast. 8.5% dividend yield.