Source: dividendvaluebuilder.com.
Overview
The track record of consecutive dividend increases is a significant factor in my stock fundamental ranking model as well as the Urbem Quality Score for the following reasons:
- Dividend growth implies management's confidence in the future growth of the business;
- Dividend growth can be reflective of business fundamentals compared with revenue growth or earnings growth, both of which, are somehow manipulative.
Therefore, the dividend-growth strategy should theoretically work and evidence supports that portfolios of stocks with long histories of annual dividend increases outperform the market average. Of course, investors should also