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Haverty Furniture’s Recent Dividend Hike Makes It a Perfect Dividend Capture Stock

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Management last week declared a 7.1% increase in the quarterly HVT stock dividend rate to be paid in June

On the landscape of dividend capture strategies, where investors seek to seize fleeting profits from dividend payments, one intriguing candidate has emerged from the depths of the stock market. Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. (NYSE:HVT), a stalwart in the furniture industry, recently announced a 7.1% increase in its quarterly dividend, signaling a potential opportunity for astute dividend hunters.

The company operates 123 showrooms under the “Havertys” brand in 16 states in the South and Midwest. Its founding dates to 1885. The HVT stock price is down 1.1% over the last 12 months. 

The next dividend itself is set to be paid on June 21, to stockholders that are on the record as of June 6. This timeline creates a narrow window of opportunity for dividend capture enthusiasts to position themselves strategically in HVT stock.

The strategies’ allure lies in the promise of extracting quick gains from dividend payments, a siren song that beckons those with a hunger for immediate rewards.

Best Capture Candidates

Fintel’s Dividend Capture Strategy model provides a real-time look at upcoming payouts and provides a handy list of the best capture candidates.

The concept is deceptively simple: investors position themselves to capture dividends by purchasing a stock just before the ex-dividend date, allowing them to collect the dividend and then swiftly selling the stock shortly after. 

The goal is to profit from the dividend payout while avoiding the long-term commitment to the underlying asset. It is, in essence, a game of timing, where fortunes can be made or lost with the precision of a maestro’s baton.

In the case of  Atlanta, Georgia-based Haverty Furniture, the stock is a regular dividend payer that has rewarded investors with income every year since 1935. 

The most recent dividend adjustment will see the furniture fim increase its quarterly dividend by two pennies, to 30 cents per share, giving thahe stock an annualized dividend yield of 4.53%, well above the S&P 500 index average 1.66% for quarter ended March 31.

Recovery Days

The dividend analysis page for HVT stock highlights an average of 36 “recovery days,” that is until the share price has risen above after the amount paid.

The chart and table below show how many days it took for the share price to recover after each of the quarterly dividends since mid-2020. We can see that the data is skewed by a few outliers and that three quarters of the time, the stock has recovered the price within four trading days, making it a solid candidate for the strategy.

Haverty Furniture

The stock also features quite highly on Fintel’s dividend screener and leaderboard in 175th ranking with a score of 90.69.

This score is based on the stock having a cash-from-operations payout ratio of 0.83 and has exhibited robust growth in the dividend rate over the last three years.

The payout ratio has risen in recent quarters as the cash flow generation from operations has decreased from recent highs achieved during the pandemic. While declining cash flows are concerning, the reduction of cash flows from debt (financing) has also decreased during the same period.

The cash flow analysis has been illustrated in the chart below from the financial metrics and ratios page for HVT.

Haverty Furniture

The company’s first-quarter results for 2023 in early May revealed a decline in EPS to $0.74 per share from $1.11 last year. Consolidated sales experienced a 5.9% dip to $224.8 million, while comparable-store sales saw a 6.7% decline. Despite these challenges, Haverty still reported an increase in its gross profit margin slightly to 59.1% from the previous year’s 59.0%.

In the face of shifting consumer spending patterns and persistent inflationary pressures, Haverty chairman and CEO, Clarence H. Smith, acknowledged the headwinds the company encountered during the quarter. Notably, he highlighted a reduction in traffic and written business, which reflected the transition from the explosive pace witnessed during the pandemic to a more measured growth trajectory.

Income Absent Commitment

By purchasing the stock just before the ex-dividend date and promptly selling it afterward, investors can potentially capture the dividend while avoiding a long-term commitment to the company.

However, as with any endeavor, risks abound in the realm of dividend capture. Markets are known for their fickleness, and a strategy built on fleeting gains can be a precarious foundation. Price fluctuations, unpredictable market conditions, and transaction costs all conspire to test the mettle of even the most seasoned investor. The quest for easy profits can quickly transform into a disheartening ordeal if caution is not exercised.

Yet, for those who can master this delicate dance, the rewards can be sweet. Dividend capture strategies can provide a steady stream of income, a consistent drumbeat of profits that can outperform traditional buy-and-hold approaches. By skillfully moving in and out of positions at precisely the right moment, investors can compound their gains, creating a symphony of wealth that resonates throughout their portfolio.

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“What’s More Tragic Is Capitalism”: BLM Faces Bankruptcy As Founder Cullors Is Cut By Warner Bros

"What’s More Tragic Is Capitalism": BLM Faces Bankruptcy As Founder Cullors Is Cut By Warner Bros

Authored by Jonathan Turley,

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"What's More Tragic Is Capitalism": BLM Faces Bankruptcy As Founder Cullors Is Cut By Warner Bros

Authored by Jonathan Turley,

Two years ago, I wrote columns about companies pouring money into Black Lives Matter to establish their bona fides as “antiracist” corporations. The money continued to flow despite serious questions raised about BLM’s management and accounting. Democratic prosecutors like New York Attorney General Letitia James showed little interest in these allegations even as James sought to disband the National Rifle Association (NRA) over similar allegations. At the same time, Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors cashed in with companies like Warner Bros. eager to give her massive contracts to signal their own reformed status. It now appears that BLM is facing bankruptcy after burning through tens of millions and Warner Bros. cut ties with Cullors after the contract produced no — zero — new programming.

Some states belatedly investigated BLM as founders like Cullors seemed to scatter to the winds.

Gone are tens of millions of dollars, including millions spent on luxury mansions and windfalls for close associates of BLM leaders.

The usual suspects gathered around the activists like former Clinton campaign general counsel Marc Elias, who later removed himself from his “key role” as the scandals grew.

When questions were raised about the lack of accounting and questionable spending, BLM attacked critics as “white supremacists.”

Warner Bros. was one of the companies eager to grab its own piece of Cullors to signal its own anti-racist virtues.  It gave Cullors a lucrative contract to guide the company in the creation of both scripted and non-scripted content, focusing on reparations and other forms of social justice. It launched a publicity campaign for everyone to know that it established a “wide-ranging content partnership” with Cullors who would now help guide the massive corporation’s new programming. Calling Cullors “one of the most influential thought leaders in American public life,” Warner Bros. announced that she was going to create a wide array of new programming, including “but not limited to live-action scripted drama and comedy series; longform/event series; unscripted docuseries; animated programming for co-viewing among kids, young adults and families; and original digital content.”

Some are now wondering if Warner Bros. ever intended for this contract to produce anything other than a public relations pitch or whether Cullors took the money and ran without producing even a trailer for an actual product. Indeed, both explanations may be true.

Paying money to Cullors was likely viewed as a type of insurance to protect the company from accusations of racial insensitive. After all, the company was giving creative powers to a person who had no prior experience or demonstrated talent in the area. Yet, Cullors would be developing programming for one of the largest media and entertainment companies in the world.

One can hardly blame Cullors despite criticizism by some on the left for going on a buying spree of luxury properties.

After all, Cullors was previously open about her lack of interest in working with “capitalist” elements. Nevertheless, BLM was run like a Trotskyite study group as the media and corporations poured in support and revenue.

It was glaringly ironic to see companies like Warner Bros. falling over each other to grab their own front person as the group continued boycotts of white-owned businesses. Indeed, if you did not want to be on the wrong end of one of those boycotts, you needed to get Cullors on your payroll.

Much has now changed as companies like Bud Light have been rocked by boycotts over what some view as heavy handed virtue signaling campaigns.

It was quite a change for Cullors and her BLM co-founder, who previously proclaimed “[we] are trained Marxists. We are super versed on, sort of, ideological theories.” She denounced capitalism as worse than COVID-19. Yet, companies like Lululemon rushed to find their own “social justice warrior” while selling leggings for $120 apiece.

When some began to raise questions about Cullors buying luxury homes, Facebook and Twitter censored them.

With increasing concerns over the loss of millions, Cullors eventually stepped down as executive director of the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation, as others resigned.  At the same time, the New York Post was revealing that BLM Global Network transferred $6.3 million to Cullors’ spouse, Janaya Khan, and other Canadian activists to purchase a mansion in Toronto in 2021.

According to The Washington Examiner, BLM PAC and a Los Angeles-based jail reform group paid Cullors $20,000 a month. It also spent nearly $26,000 on meetings at a luxury Malibu beach resort in 2019. Reform LA Jails, chaired by Cullors, received $1.4 million, of which $205,000 went to the consulting firm owned by Cullors and her spouse, according to New York magazine.

Once again, while figures like James have spent huge amounts of money and effort to disband the NRA over such accounting and spending controversies, there has been only limited efforts directed against BLM in New York and most states.

Cullors once declared that “while the COVID-19 illness is tragic, what’s more tragic is capitalism.” These companies seem to be trying to prove her point. Yet, at least for Cullors, Warner Bros. fulfilled its slogan that this is all “The stuff that dreams are made of.”

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Biden reaches ‘tentative’ US debt ceiling deal: Report

United States President Joe Biden has urged the United States Congress to “pass the agreement right away.“
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United States President Joe Biden has urged the United States Congress to “pass the agreement right away.“

Amid growing concerns of a potential default by early June, United States President Joe Biden and House majority leader Representative Kevin McCarthy have reportedly reached an “agreement in principle” to raise the federal government’s multitrillion-dollar debt ceiling.

According to a May 28 report from Reuters citing two sources familiar with the negotiations, the “tentative” agreement to raise the $31.4 trillion debt ceiling was reached after a 90-minute phone call between Biden and McCarthy on May 27.

Since publication time, Biden has confirmed via Twitter the existence of an “agreement in principle," explaining that it will prevent the U.S. from facing a “catastrophic default.“

Biden noted that “over the next day,” the agreement would go to the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate. He urged both chambers to “pass the agreement right away.“

Meanwhile, McCarthy also took to Twitter to confirm the agreement in principle, alleging that Biden “wasted time and refused to negotiate for months.“

Reuters reported that while “the exact details of the deal were not immediately available,” an agreement has been made to limit the U.S. government’s spending for the next two years, excluding expenses related to national security.

“Negotiators have agreed to cap non-defense discretionary spending at 2023 levels for one year and increase it by 1% in 2025,” a source familiar with the deal said.

Related: Debt ceiling crisis: Best practices to navigate this market

This comes only weeks after U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned of a default risk as soon as June 1 if the debt limit isn’t suspended or raised, urging Congress to “act as soon as possible.“

Additionally, The U.S. Congressional Budget Office published a report on May 12, emphasizing that if the debt limit remains unchanged, there is a significant risk “that at some point in the first two weeks of June, the government will no longer be able to pay all of its obligations.“

In recent times, several analysts have shared a similar view that raising the debt ceiling could see more capital inflow into Bitcoin (BTC).

On May 17, MacroJack, a former Wall Street trader, warned his followers in a tweet that the U.S. debt ceiling talks are “all show.“

He emphasized how important it is to own hard assets as the dollar will be “printed into oblivion,” while stating that Bitcoin is the “fastest horse in the race.“

Meanwhile, Jesse Myers, chief operating officer of investment firm Onramp, reminded his 50,100 Twitter followers of what happened during the COVID-19 pandemic, stating that “Bitcoin was the winner during the last round of stimulus.“

He proposed the idea that history might repeat itself if the debt ceiling were to be raised, as it would prompt the Federal Reserve to print more money.

Update on May 28, 2023, at 03:15: This article has been updated to include United States President Joe Biden's tweet.

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Biden reaches ‘tentative’ US debt ceiling deal: Report

United States President Joe Biden has urged both the United States House and Senate to "pass the agreement right away."
Amid growing…

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United States President Joe Biden has urged both the United States House and Senate to "pass the agreement right away."

Amid growing concerns of a potential default by early June, the United States President Joe Biden and Republican Kevin McCarthy have reportedly reached an "agreement in principle" to raise the federal government's multi-trillion dollar debt ceiling.

According to a May 28 report from Reuters, citing two sources familiar with the negotiations, the "tentative" agreement to raise the $31.4 trillion debt ceiling was reached after a 90-minute phone call between Biden and McCarthy on May 27.

Following the publication of this article, Biden has since confirmed via Twitter the existence of an "agreement in principle," explaining that it will prevent the U.S. facing a "catostrophic default."

Biden noted that "over the next day," the agreement will go the U.S. House and Senate. He urged both chambers to "pass the agreement right away."

Meanwhile, McCarthy also took to Twitter to confirm the agreement in principle, alleging that Biden "wasted time and refused to negiotate for months."

Reuters reported that while "the exact details of the deal were not immediately available," an agreement has been made to limit the U.S. government's spending for the next two years, excluding expenses related to national security. 

"Negotiators have agreed to cap non-defense discretionary spending at 2023 levels for one year and increase it by 1% in 2025" a source familiar with the deal said.

Related: Debt ceiling crisis: Best practices to navigate this market

This comes only weeks after U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned of a default risk as soon as June 1 if the debt limit isn't suspended or raised, urging Congress to "act as soon as possible."

Additionally, The U.S. Congressional Budget Office (CBO) published a report on May 12, emphasizing that if the debt limit remains unchanged, there is a significant risk "that at some point in the first two weeks of June, the government will no longer be able to pay all of its obligations."

In recent times, several analysts have shared a similiar view that raising the debt ceiling could see more capital inflow into Bitcoin (BTC)

MacroJack, a former Wall Street trader, warned his followers in a tweet on May 17 that the U.S. debt ceiling talks are "all show."

He emphasized how important it is to own hard assets as the dollar will be "printed into oblivion," while stating that Bitcoin is the "fastest horse in the race."

Meanwhile, Jesse Myers, chief operating officer of investment firm Onramp reminded his 50,100 Twitter followers of what happened during the Covid-19 Pandemic, stating that "Bitcoin was the winner during the last round of stimulus."

He proposed the idea that history might repeat itself if the debt ceiling were to be raised, as it would prompt the Federal Reserve to print more money.

Update on May 28, 2023, at 03:15: This article has been updated to include United States President Joe Biden's tweet.

Magazine: Visa stablecoin plan, debt ceiling’s effect on Bitcoin price: Hodler’s Digest, April 23-29

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