Wednesday, July 16, 2014

June Spending, Dividend Income and a July Buy



It's looking like blog updates are going to be less frequent for the foreseeable future as my work hours are starting to pile up once again.  Overall June was my best month of the year for both dividend income and spending.  The numbers speak for themselves!

June Spending 


Total spending came in at a very low $849.81.  This is by far the best spending month I have had since I started this blog back in February.  The main reasons this number is so low has to do with the fact that my first mortgage payment wasn't due until July 1st so I had no rent or mortgage to pay in June.  June was also the first month that my work has started making my student loan payments.  This saves an additional $121 every single month which I will happily put to work earning me dividends.

My food and dining, shopping, and utility bills were higher than normal.  I had to pay utilities on two properties in June which propped up spending.  I also needed to buy a few household items to do some repairs/renovations on the new house.  I took friends out for dinner a few times and also bought groceries for a family barbecue which increases the food bill to slightly higher than normal.

June Dividend Income


The majority of my stocks have dividend distributions that occur in June.  As such it was by far my biggest dividend haul to date.  Dividend payments were as follows:

AWLCF: $50.51
INTC:      $10.13
CVX:       $9.63
TGT:        $7.74
MCD:      $8.91
PSEC:      $33.13
SDRL:      $43.00
GLPI:       $16.12

The total haul for the month of June was $179.17  When compared to last quarters March dividend income of $46.82 we have an increase of over 382%  I couldn't be happier with the increase which is mostly attributed to the fact that almost all of my high yield income investments pay out in this time period.  This brings my total dividends received in my first 6 months of investing up to $348.58.


Total dividend coverage for the month of June was 21.08% That little sliver of dividend income has had its first very noticeable month.  This is mainly due to the supplementation of my dividend growth stocks with high income investments.  My ideal portfolio at this time is an equal combination of dividend growth and income investments.  The higher yield income investments typically carry higher risk in particular risk to dividend distributions/increases due to very high, sometimes greater than 100% payout ratios.  There is a very real possibility of a poor quarter causing a dividend decrease.

 I carefully monitor these higher yield investments and consider all of these positions as possible trades.  I will typically pick up higher yield positions in industries that have seen hard times.  For example SDRL and AWLCF (offshore drilling) which has been rallying nicely for the last few months after a severe decline.  NAT (shipping) which is an industry that has still not recovered well since the financial crises.  However indicative rates (how much it costs to contract out an oil tanker) have risen substantially in the last few weeks causing the stock to bounce nicely (might sell soon).  Conversely my dividend growth positions I plan on holding and allowing the distributions to grow long term.  They are my SWAN (sleep well at night) investments that require significantly less attention and preening.

July Stock Buy

Earlier this month I picked up 59 shares of CVRR for a price of $25.69 per share for a total investment of $1525.69.  My new 12 month forward dividend income sits at $2,316.4 with this purchase.  This is another high income play for me that pays out the majority of its free cash flow in dividends.  A risky play similar to my purchase of AWLCF, CVRR owns and operates two refineries.  The company is currently recovering from difficulties at one of their refineries last year which caused a major decrease in income/company value.

Currently considering for my second July purchase:
RY, WFC or TD  (I keep wanting to buy a financial but the prices keep rising.  I like each of these companies and might just pull the trigger regardless instead of missing the bus)
NORSB:  illiquid microcap great analysis here:  http://otcadventures.com/?p=1374
GE, RTN, LMT, AGU, POT (still need to do more analysis.)
Also closely monitoring the merger of RAI and LO for a buying opportunity.

Considering selling my position in NAT

Thanks for reading folks!

12 comments:

  1. Hi Dividendasaur,

    That's a great month you have right there! Getting close to $200 in dividends in just one month is amazing, especially considering your relative small portfolio!

    This inspires me. I just started and my portfolio is not even half of yours, but building a portfolio of 25k seems doable.

    Keep up the great work!
    DfS

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    1. Hi Dividends for Starters!

      By controlling monthly spending it is amazing how fast the portfolio grows. June was a fantastic month and I really look forward to next September when I should blow June's earnings out of the water.

      Congratulations on getting started, your blog looks fantastic and I look forward to following your journey. Take care and you keep up the good work too!

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  2. It's the age old question when it comes to improving your overall financial picture... increase income or decrease expenses. Far easier to decrease expenses than increase income. Thanks for sharing your recent numbers with us and dividend income. Keep up the good work!

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    1. I agree, it is significantly easier to bring down the expenses however this reduction also caps out far sooner than the amount that you can increase income. I think it is smart to decrease the spending to the point where it does not affect your happiness and at that point draw the line. For example I could probably spend 200 dollars a month on food to eat cheaply, however I love food and by spending 300-350 I add a significant amount of happiness. Hopefully we all find our lines so as not to drive ourselves (or significant others) crazy.

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  3. Way to go Dividendasaur...covering 21% of your expenses for the month is great. Keep adding more to that dividend portfolio and your percentage will grow exponentially. Thanks for sharing your results and purchases. Look forward to seeing how you do in the upcoming months. Best wishes! AFFJ

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    1. AFFJ,

      Thank you, it was really a huge month for me. I'm hoping to see coverage close to this level again with in the next year as this month was a bit of an anomaly. It looks like things are going well for you over at your blog as well, I hope to join you in the next year in the P2P investing realm. Take care and keep up the good work yourself!

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  4. That is some very nice dividend income to compliment very low expenses! Now once that house is paid off those numbers will be back to this level all the time (except for when property taxes are due)!

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    1. I agree, I'm thinking it will be quite some time until I see coverage like this again. Sadly I think the house payment will be with me for a long long time (30 yr mortgage) at 4%. I typically feel like I can beat 4% with investments so I don't pay any extra. Thank you for stopping in Kipp!

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  5. Dividendasaur,

    Nice job! That spending is just awesome! It's a shame it can't be like that every month, but I'm sure you're enjoying it while it lasts. :)

    Keep up the great work.

    Best wishes!

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    1. Hi Jason!

      It was nice to have such a low number this month, sadly like you say I probably won't see it again for decades... doh! Oh well, the low spending did allow me to invest some extra money this month which is always a good thing! Thanks for stopping in always good to hear from you.

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