Published on 24 Aug 2020 on Simply Wall St. via Yahoo Finance
Core-Mark Holding Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:CORE) is about to trade ex-dividend in the next 2 days. Investors can purchase shares before the 20th of August in order to be eligible for this dividend, which will be paid on the 18th of September.
Core-Mark Holding Company's upcoming dividend is US$0.12 a share, following on from the last 12 months, when the company distributed a total of US$0.48 per share to shareholders. Based on the last year's worth of payments, Core-Mark Holding Company has a trailing yield of 1.5% on the current stock price of $31.61. Dividends are a major contributor to investment returns for long term holders, but only if the dividend continues to be paid. So we need to investigate whether Core-Mark Holding Company can afford its dividend, and if the dividend could grow.