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Everyone who enters the US military these days will go through basic training.

Although each branch of the military (including the Coast Guard) has a markedly different experience in their initial training days, there are things a young would-be troop can know and do to prepare themselves mentally and physically for whatever service they're about to enter, regardless of gender.

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Does Henry Boot PLC (LON:BOOT) Have A Place In Your Portfolio?

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Dividends play a key role in compounding returns over time and can form a large part of our portfolio return. Historically, Henry Boot PLC (LON:BOOT) has been paying a dividend to shareholders. Today it yields 3.1%. Let’s dig deeper into whether Henry Boot should have a place in your portfolio.

Check out our latest analysis for Henry Boot

5 checks you should do on a dividend stock

When researching a dividend stock, I always follow the following screening criteria:

Is their annual yield among the top 25% of dividend payers?

Does it consistently pay out dividends without missing a payment of significantly cutting payout?

Has the amount of dividend per share grown over the past?

Is its earnings sufficient to payout dividend at the current rate?

Will it be able to continue to payout at the current rate in the future?

LSE:BOOT Historical Dividend Yield, February 22nd 2019

MoreHow does Henry Boot fare?

The company currently pays out 24% of its earnings as a dividend, according to its trailing twelve-month data, which means that the dividend is covered by earnings. Going forward, analysts expect BOOT’s payout to increase to 35% of its earnings. Assuming a constant share price, this equates to a dividend yield of around 3.8%. However, EPS is forecasted to fall to £0.27 in the upcoming year. Therefore, although payout is expected to increase, the fall in earnings may not equate to higher dividend income.

If you want to dive deeper into the sustainability of a certain payout ratio, you may wish to consider the cash flow of the business. A business with strong cash flow can sustain a higher divided payout ratio than a company with weak cash flow.

If there is one thing that you want to be reliable in your life, it’s dividend stocks and their constant income stream. Although BOOT’s per share payments have increased in the past 10 years, it has not been a completely smooth ride. Shareholders would have seen a few years of reduced payments in this time.

Compared to its peers, Henry Boot has a yield of 3.1%, which is on the low-side for Consumer Durables stocks.

Next Steps:

Taking into account the dividend metrics, Henry Boot ticks most of the boxes as a strong dividend investment, putting it in my list of top dividend payers. Given that this is purely a dividend analysis, I urge potential investors to try and get a good understanding of the underlying business and its fundamentals before deciding on an investment. There are three relevant factors you should further research:

Future Outlook: What are well-informed industry analysts predicting for BOOT’s future growth? Take a look at our free research report of analyst consensus for BOOT’s outlook.

Valuation: What is BOOT worth today? Even if the stock is a cash cow, it’s not worth an infinite price. The intrinsic value infographic in our free research report helps visualize whether BOOT is currently mispriced by the market.

Other Dividend Rockstars: Are there better dividend payers with stronger fundamentals out there? Check out our free list of these great stocks here.

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Damn Tall Buildings Premieres LATE JULY At The Boot, New LP Out 6/7

Brooklyn-based four-piece Damn Tall Buildings is set to release their new LP, Don't Look Down which is due out June 7, 2019; the album, produced by Dan Cardinal (Darlingside, Lula Wiles, Josh Ritter) is a statement of reconnection. While attending Berklee College of Music in Boston, the four began busking on street corners, which has been a huge and lasting influence on their captivating performance style. After going their separate ways after school and attempting to make things work from their various locations, the group collectively resettled in Brooklyn where they're making waves with their unique brand of music they call "guerilla roots." This week, the album's lead single "Late July" premiered at The Boot, which described the song as a "driving, yet lighthearted, meditation on tough times and loss." "Late July" is one of 13 gems housed on Don't Look Down awash in soaring fiddle licks, fierce banjo rolls, and goosebump-inducing four-part harmony. Whether live or on record, the band still radiates the energy of a ragtag crew of music students playing bluegrass on the street. But, that energy is anchored by their instrumental chops, their strong songwriting, and their varied influences that stretch beyond bluegrass, even beyond American roots music altogether. Whether sharing lead vocals and instrumental solos or blending their voices into high-spirited harmony, Damn Tall Buildings are a tight unit that contains more than the sum of its parts. d like four individual voices joined together in celebration, not a perfectly polished machine. Their choruses are the kind you sing along to with a glass raised into the air. Their lyrics find beauty and glory in the mundane, workaday struggle of everyday life: time keeps passing, you don't like your job, you drink too much, you laugh with your friends, nPrimary vocalist and lyricist Max Capistran's singing recalls old blues and The Band-style roots-rock, whereas Sasha Dubyk's time studying musical theater is evident in her rich vocal tone and soulful flair. The interplay between Avery Ballotta's fiddle and Jordan Alleman's banjo brings stratospheric dimension to the churning rhythm section of Capistran's guitar and Dubyk's bass. The band's harmony singing is tight without being too slick - they souyou search for a home, and you dream about what else might be out there. You carry on. This is what Damn Tall Buildings sings about, what they seek to share with their audience. The band will perform at Union Hall in Brooklyn on February 28th, click HERE for more information. Related Articles View More Music Stories More Hot Stories For You