AZO Dividend Type Payments

AutoZone, Inc. dividend

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

AutoZone, Inc. (AZO)
Bid Ask Last Change Volume P/E Market Cap
3,171.05 3,561.57 3,368.98 -37.68 69K 23 57B

AZO Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls

With AZO at 3,368.98, 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% 0.09 0.0
5% 0.15 0.0
10% 0.30 0.1

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 AZO Using Covered Calls
Expiration Strike Call Bid Days Cents/Day Upside Potential
Sep 19 3600.00 162.00 211 76.8 38.43 (1.1%)
Dec 19 3550.00 262.00 302 82.9 0.00 (0.0%)
5% Yield On AZO Using Covered Calls
Expiration Strike Call Bid Days Cents/Day Upside Potential
Sep 19 3600.00 162.00 211 76.8 38.43 (1.1%)
Dec 19 3550.00 262.00 302 82.9 0.00 (0.0%)

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