Diversified Royalty CorpDIV.TOCOMMENTOct 05, 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.
Hit a big speedbump a couple of years ago, when they bought a royalty on an Alberta centric restaurant chain. The CEO is one of the best he has ever met. He managed to sell that chain, and then sat on the cash. He just bought the Air Miles trademark and a variety of related royalties in Canada. That sent the stock sharply higher. Dividend yield of about 7%. This is a great business to own.