Mechel PAO
MTL Basic Materials Steel
Revenue growth for five consecutive years, operating cash flow growth for five.
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Mechel PAO (MTL) Dividend Safety Score
Mechel PAO's stockrow Dividend Safety Score is 62 out of 100, based on payout ratios, leverage, dividend streak and earnings stability for fiscal 2021.
Dividend Safety Score, annual
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| Period | Dividend Safety Score | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 62 | — |
How fiscal 2021’s score is made up
| Component | This year | Year before | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payout of earnings | 0.14% | — | Pass | 25 |
| Payout of free cash flow | 0.16% | — | Pass | 25 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.26 | — | Pass | 12 |
| Years without a dividend cut | 0 | — | Fail | 0 |
| Years of falling or negative earnings over the last 7 fiscal years | 4 | — | Fail | 0 |
| Dividend Safety Score | Adequately covered | 62 | ||
How the stockrow Dividend Safety Score works
Our own composite, out of 100, for the latest fiscal year: up to 25 points for how little of its earnings the dividend takes, 25 for how little of its free cash flow, 20 for net debt against EBITDA, 20 for the years it has paid without a cut and 10 for how steady earnings per share have been over ten years. How we calculate it.
| 80–100 | Well covered |
|---|---|
| 60–79 | Adequately covered |
| 40–59 | Stretched |
| below 40 | Weakly covered |
Not worked out for a company that pays no regular dividend, for banks and REITs, whose payouts and leverage these measures do not describe, or with fewer than five years of earnings.
Dividend Safety Score against peers
| Company | Dividend Safety Score |
|---|---|
| FRD Friedman Industries Inc. compare | 63 |
| MTL Mechel PAO | 62 |
| WS Worthington Steel, Inc. compare | 45 |
| MSB Mesabi Trust compare | 20 |
| ASTL Algoma Steel Group Inc. compare | 8 |
| SID National Steel Company compare | 2 |
| MTUS Metallus Inc. compare | — |
| SIM Grupo Simec, S.A. de C.V. compare | — |
| NWPX NWPX Infrastructure, Inc. compare | — |
What Dividend Safety Score is
The stockrow Dividend Safety Score rates how well earnings and free cash flow cover the dividend, with leverage, the dividend’s record and stable earnings.
Up to 25 points for the payout of earnings, 25 for the payout of free cash flow, 20 for net debt ÷ EBITDA, 20 for the years without a dividend cut and 10 for stable earnings