Each Wednesday, Chief Income Strategist Marc Lichtenfeld’s Safety Net column looks at a stock to determine the safety of its dividend and predict future dividend cuts. Using his proprietary tool, SafetyNet Pro, for quantitative analysis, his column provides your portfolio with a “safety net,” helping you catch big losses before they happen.
This telecom services provider has paid the same quarterly dividend since 2006 and claimed a reasonable payout ratio… but is it really safe?