Even if it is not a high dividend stock at the moment,stocks with a high potential for increased dividends in the futurecould also be considered as 'hidden high dividend stocks'. One hint for finding such stocks isstocks that have maintained an increasing dividend for many years. Companies that have continued to increase dividends over the years can also be assumed to have a high potential for future dividend increases.
In fact, there are companies, like the following three, that have stated in their medium-term management plans and management policies that they will continue to increase dividends consecutively.
◆ $Kobayashi Pharmaceutical (4967.JP)$
The company has strengths in niche products such as pharmaceuticals, quasi-drugs, and hygiene materials.The company is planning to increase dividends for the 25th consecutive year by the end of December 2023.In the medium-term management plan from 2023 to 2025,the company aims to achieve 27 consecutive years of increased dividends by the year 2025.and aims to achieve a dividend amount of 20 billion yen or more in the three-year period. The dividend yield at the closing price on the 15th is 1.42%.
◆ $Okinawa Cellular Telephone (9436.JP)$
The company, which is engaged in mobile phone business in Okinawa prefecture,is planning to increase dividends for the 22nd consecutive year by the end of March 2024..The management goal is to achieve 'three increases': increase in revenue, increase in profit, and continuous increase in dividends, with a dividend payout ratio exceeding 40%.On the 15th, at the closing price...