CALM Dividend Type Payments

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. dividend

Although CALM has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. to create 12 extra dividend type payments per year to boost its yield. Let's look at some recent prices (last updated Mon 3:00 PM ET):

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. (CALM)
Bid Ask Last Change Volume P/E Market Cap
90.00 90.16 90.08 -0.96 414K 7.1 4.5B

CALM Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls

With CALM at 90.08, 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% 2.70 0.7
5% 4.50 1.2
10% 9.01 2.5

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 CALM Using Covered Calls
Expiration Strike Call Bid Days Cents/Day Upside Potential
Aug 15 100.00 6.10 173 3.5 9.84 (10.9%)
May 16 100.00 3.60 82 4.4 9.84 (10.9%)
5% Yield On CALM Using Covered Calls
Expiration Strike Call Bid Days Cents/Day Upside Potential
Aug 15 100.00 6.10 173 3.5 9.84 (10.9%)
May 16 100.00 3.60 82 4.4 9.84 (10.9%)
10% Yield On CALM Using Covered Calls
Expiration Strike Call Bid Days Cents/Day Upside Potential
Aug 15 100.00 6.10 173 3.5 9.84 (10.9%)
May 16 100.00 3.60 82 4.4 9.84 (10.9%)

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