Comments on: Dividend Stock Wednesday: Potash Corp. (POT – NYSE)

By: Dividend Stock Wednesday: Potash Corp. (POT - NYSE)

Dividend Stock Wednesday: Potash Corp. (POT - NYSE) — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 04:41:39 +0000

[...] Dividend Stock Wednesday: Potash Corp. (POT – NYSE) Ratio, Criteria, Value, Score (Pass=1 / Fail = 0). Debt to Equity, Less Than 0.50, 0.24, 1.0. Payout Ratio, Less Than 60%, 9%, 1.0. Credit Rating, BBB+, BBB+, 1.0. Total Ratio Score … [...]

By: The Dividend Guy

The Dividend Guy — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 01:30:15 +0000

Hi Patty,

Thanks for the question – this is probably not as clear as it should be. The way I score for the dividends is a little different from some of the other metrics. In this case, the company gets 1 point each for being in the 25+ and the 10+ camp – for a possible 2 points. If the dividend increase is not consistent then it gets zero.

What the chart is showing is how I actually score it – not that the company has earned 1 point for each. In this case, Potash has not increased dividends consistently so I have given them a zero. Had they had 25 years they would have received the 2 points. Is that more clear – let me know.

The Dividend Guy

By: Patty

Patty — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:00:01 +0000

I am confused with this visual chart, and would like education according:
Dividend Scoring

Criteria Scoring
25+ Years of Dividend Growth 1.0
10+ Years of Dividend Growth 1.0
Less Than 10 Years of Dividend Growth 0.0
My Dividend Growth Score 0.0

TOTAL DIVIDEND GROWTH SCORE: 0.0

In reading this chart it would appear that if 1 is pass/ 0 is fail, I should expect the TOTAL DIVIDEND GROWTH SCORE: to be 2 instead of 0. Would you please explain what I am missing when you calculate to a 0.0 score?