DBX Dividend Type Payments
Although DBX has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on Dropbox, Inc. - Class A to create 12 extra dividend type payments per year to boost its yield. Let's look at some recent prices (last updated Wed 11:55 AM ET):
| Dropbox, Inc. - Class A (DBX) |
|---|
| Bid |
Ask |
Last |
Change |
Volume |
P/E |
Market Cap |
| 29.25 |
29.26 |
29.25 |
+0.44 |
1.0M |
21 |
8.7B |
DBX Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls
With DBX at 29.25, here's a table showing how big the annual "dividend" (i.e. 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% |
0.88 |
0.2 |
| 5% |
1.46 |
0.4 |
| 10% |
2.93 |
0.8 |
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 DBX Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Jun 6 |
30.00 |
1.05 |
31 |
3.4 |
0.74 (2.5%) |
| May 9 |
29.50 |
0.90 |
3 |
30.0 |
0.24 (0.8%) |
| 5% Yield On DBX Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Jun 6 |
30.00 |
1.05 |
31 |
3.4 |
0.74 (2.5%) |
| May 9 |
29.50 |
0.90 |
3 |
30.0 |
0.24 (0.8%) |
| 10% Yield On DBX Using Covered Calls |
|---|
| Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
| Jun 6 |
30.00 |
1.05 |
31 |
3.4 |
0.74 (2.5%) |
| May 9 |
29.50 |
0.90 |
3 |
30.0 |
0.24 (0.8%) |
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