AMRC Dividend Type Payments

Ameresco, Inc. Class A dividend

Although AMRC has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on Ameresco, Inc. Class A to create 12 extra dividend type payments per year to boost its yield. Let's look at some recent prices (last updated Tue 4:16 PM ET):

Ameresco, Inc. Class A (AMRC)
Bid Ask Last Change Volume P/E Market Cap
24.94 28.30 26.53 -0.14 270K 27 1.4B

AMRC Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls

With AMRC at 26.53, here's a table showing how big the annual "dividend" (i.e. total annual call premium received) would need to be to attain 3%, 5%, and 10% annual yields. Also shown is the equivalent number of cents/day necessary to achieve each yield:

Annual Yield Annual Premium Cents/Day
3% 0.80 0.2
5% 1.33 0.4
10% 2.65 0.7

So now we need to find out of the money covered calls that pay at least the prescribed cents/day amount of time premium. That will generate income and, because they are out of the money, leave room for some upside potential on the stock. Here are some examples:

3% Yield On AMRC Using Covered Calls
Expiration Strike Call Bid Days Cents/Day Upside Potential
Dec 20 35.00 0.10 32 0.3 6.70 (25.3%)
Jan 17 35.00 0.25 60 0.4 6.70 (25.3%)
5% Yield On AMRC Using Covered Calls
Expiration Strike Call Bid Days Cents/Day Upside Potential
Jan 17 35.00 0.25 60 0.4 6.70 (25.3%)
Apr 17 30.00 1.35 150 0.9 1.70 (6.4%)
10% Yield On AMRC Using Covered Calls
Expiration Strike Call Bid Days Cents/Day Upside Potential
Apr 17 30.00 1.35 150 0.9 1.70 (6.4%)
Jul 18 30.00 2.60 242 1.1 1.70 (6.4%)

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