ARCO Dividend

Although ARCO has a dividend of 0.06 with an ex-dividend date of Sep 23, you can sell covered calls on Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. Class A Shares to create 12 extra dividend type payments per year to boost its yield. Let's look at some recent prices (last updated Mon 2:30 PM ET):

Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. Class A Shares (ARCO)
Bid	Ask	Last	Change	Volume	P/E	Market Cap
6.78	6.79	6.79	-0.06	584K	10	1.4B

ARCO Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls

With ARCO at 6.79, 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%	0.20	0.1
5%	0.34	0.1
10%	0.68	0.2

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 ARCO Using Covered Calls
Expiration	Strike	Call Bid	Days	Cents/Day	Upside Potential
Sep 19	7.50	0.05	40	0.1	0.71 (10.5%)
Nov 21	7.50	0.20	103	0.2	0.71 (10.5%)

5% Yield On ARCO Using Covered Calls
Expiration	Strike	Call Bid	Days	Cents/Day	Upside Potential
Sep 19	7.50	0.05	40	0.1	0.71 (10.5%)
Nov 21	7.50	0.20	103	0.2	0.71 (10.5%)

10% Yield On ARCO Using Covered Calls
Expiration	Strike	Call Bid	Days	Cents/Day	Upside Potential
Nov 21	7.50	0.20	103	0.2	0.71 (10.5%)
Feb 20	7.50	0.40	194	0.2	0.71 (10.5%)

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