VER - Don't Be Taken In By Vereit's 6.6% Dividend Yield - There Is Not Enough Cash Flow To Cover It
Always Look At The Cash Flow Statement
Anyone who reads my articles about REITs knows that I go against the grain of most authors in Seeking Alpha. The truth is there are very few REITs that can actually afford their dividend payments from their own operations cash flow. VEREIT (VER) is one of these unimpressive companies. Don't be taken in by the stock's apparent high dividend yield.
You may find this an amazing statement, since, as you know, almost all REITs define themselves in terms of a non-GAAP measure of cash flow called Funds from