TSEM Dividend Type Payments
Although TSEM has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on Tower Semiconductor Ltd. - Ordinary Shares to create 12 extra dividend type payments per year to boost its yield. Let's look at some recent prices (last updated Fri 4:16 PM ET):
| Tower Semiconductor Ltd. - Ordinary Shares (TSEM) |
|---|
| Bid |
Ask |
Last |
Change |
Volume |
P/E |
Market Cap |
| 40.79 |
41.30 |
41.11 |
-0.95 |
486K |
23 |
4.5B |
TSEM Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls
With TSEM at 41.11, 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% |
1.23 |
0.3 |
| 5% |
2.06 |
0.6 |
| 10% |
4.11 |
1.1 |
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 TSEM Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Oct 17 |
42.00 |
2.70 |
155 |
1.7 |
0.70 (1.7%) |
| Jul 18 |
42.00 |
2.25 |
64 |
3.5 |
0.70 (1.7%) |
| 5% Yield On TSEM Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Oct 17 |
42.00 |
2.70 |
155 |
1.7 |
0.70 (1.7%) |
| Jul 18 |
42.00 |
2.25 |
64 |
3.5 |
0.70 (1.7%) |
| 10% Yield On TSEM Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Oct 17 |
42.00 |
2.70 |
155 |
1.7 |
0.70 (1.7%) |
| Jul 18 |
42.00 |
2.25 |
64 |
3.5 |
0.70 (1.7%) |
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