ASAN Dividend Type Payments
Although ASAN has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on Asana, 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 Mon 2:05 PM ET):
| Asana, Inc. Class A (ASAN) |
|---|
| Bid |
Ask |
Last |
Change |
Volume |
P/E |
Market Cap |
| 14.62 |
14.63 |
14.62 |
+0.68 |
1.6M |
- |
3.3B |
ASAN Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls
With ASAN at 14.62, 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% |
0.44 |
0.1 |
| 5% |
0.73 |
0.2 |
| 10% |
1.46 |
0.4 |
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 ASAN Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Nov 7 |
15.00 |
0.50 |
19 |
2.6 |
0.37 (2.5%) |
| Nov 14 |
15.00 |
0.60 |
26 |
2.3 |
0.37 (2.5%) |
| 5% Yield On ASAN Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Nov 7 |
15.00 |
0.50 |
19 |
2.6 |
0.37 (2.5%) |
| Nov 14 |
15.00 |
0.60 |
26 |
2.3 |
0.37 (2.5%) |
| 10% Yield On ASAN Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Nov 7 |
15.00 |
0.50 |
19 |
2.6 |
0.37 (2.5%) |
| Nov 14 |
15.00 |
0.60 |
26 |
2.3 |
0.37 (2.5%) |
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