CENT Dividend Type Payments

Central Garden & Pet Co dividend

Although CENT has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on Central Garden & Pet Co to create 12 extra dividend type payments per year to boost its yield. Let's look at some recent prices (last updated Thu 4:16 PM ET):

Central Garden & Pet Co (CENT)
Bid Ask Last Change Volume P/E Market Cap
28.27 34.00 31.15 -0.56 58K 17 1.8B

CENT Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls

With CENT at 31.15, here's a table showing how big the annual "dividend" (ie. total annual call premium received) would need to be to attain 3%, 5%, and 10% annual yields. Also shown is the equivalent number of cents/day necessary to achieve each yield:

Annual Yield Annual Premium Cents/Day
3% 0.93 0.3
5% 1.56 0.4
10% 3.12 0.9

So now we need to find out of the money covered calls that pay at least the prescribed cents/day amount of time premium. That will generate income and, because they are out of the money, leave room for some upside potential on the stock. Here are some examples:

3% Yield On CENT Using Covered Calls
Expiration Strike Call Bid Days Cents/Day Upside Potential
Apr 18 35.00 0.30 57 0.5 1.00 (3.2%)
Jul 19 35.00 1.00 149 0.7 1.00 (3.2%)
5% Yield On CENT Using Covered Calls
Expiration Strike Call Bid Days Cents/Day Upside Potential
Apr 18 35.00 0.30 57 0.5 1.00 (3.2%)
Jul 19 35.00 1.00 149 0.7 1.00 (3.2%)

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