ARCO Dividend Type Payments
Although ARCO has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, 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 Wed 4:16 PM ET):
| Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc. Class A Shares (ARCO) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bid | Ask | Last | Change | Volume | P/E | Market Cap |
| 8.17 | 8.60 | 8.41 | -0.18 | 1.7M | - | 1.8B |
ARCO Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls
With ARCO at 8.41, 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% | 0.25 | 0.1 |
| 5% | 0.42 | 0.1 |
| 10% | 0.84 | 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 | |
| Aug 21 | 10.00 | 0.25 | 192 | 0.1 | 1.40 (16.6%) | |
| 5% Yield On ARCO Using Covered Calls | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
| Aug 21 | 10.00 | 0.25 | 192 | 0.1 | 1.40 (16.6%) | |
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