RCL Dividend Type Payments
Although RCL has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on D/B/A Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. to create 12 extra dividend type payments per year to boost its yield. Let's look at some recent prices (last updated Mon 12:50 PM ET):
| D/B/A Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bid | Ask | Last | Change | Volume | P/E | Market Cap |
| 313.66 | 313.81 | 313.71 | +4.20 | 1.3M | 26 | 84B |
RCL Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls
With RCL at 313.71, 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% | 9.41 | 2.6 |
| 5% | 15.69 | 4.3 |
| 10% | 31.37 | 8.6 |
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 RCL Using Covered Calls | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
| Aug 1 | 315.00 | 12.65 | 33 | 38.3 | 1.19 (0.4%) | |
| Jul 3 | 315.00 | 3.15 | 4 | 78.8 | 1.19 (0.4%) | |
| 5% Yield On RCL Using Covered Calls | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
| Aug 1 | 315.00 | 12.65 | 33 | 38.3 | 1.19 (0.4%) | |
| Jul 3 | 315.00 | 3.15 | 4 | 78.8 | 1.19 (0.4%) | |
| 10% Yield On RCL Using Covered Calls | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expiration | Strike | Call Bid | Days | Cents/Day | Upside Potential | |
| Aug 1 | 315.00 | 12.65 | 33 | 38.3 | 1.19 (0.4%) | |
| Jul 3 | 315.00 | 3.15 | 4 | 78.8 | 1.19 (0.4%) | |
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