MESO Dividend Type Payments
Although MESO has no upcoming (meaning, Board-approved and announced) dividends, you can sell covered calls on Mesoblast Limited - American Depositary Shares to create 12 extra dividend type payments per year to boost its yield. Let's look at some recent prices (last updated Mon 4:16 PM ET):
Mesoblast Limited - American Depositary Shares (MESO) |
Bid |
Ask |
Last |
Change |
Volume |
P/E |
Market Cap |
16.00 |
16.43 |
16.23 |
-0.14 |
176K |
- |
0.0B |
MESO Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls
With MESO at 16.23, 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% |
0.49 |
0.1 |
5% |
0.81 |
0.2 |
10% |
1.62 |
0.4 |
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 MESO Using Covered Calls |
Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
Oct 17 |
17.00 |
3.30 |
236 |
1.4 |
0.57 (3.5%) |
Jul 18 |
17.00 |
2.65 |
145 |
1.8 |
0.57 (3.5%) |
5% Yield On MESO Using Covered Calls |
Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
Oct 17 |
17.00 |
3.30 |
236 |
1.4 |
0.57 (3.5%) |
Jul 18 |
17.00 |
2.65 |
145 |
1.8 |
0.57 (3.5%) |
10% Yield On MESO Using Covered Calls |
Expiration |
Strike |
Call Bid |
Days |
Cents/Day |
Upside Potential |
Oct 17 |
17.00 |
3.30 |
236 |
1.4 |
0.57 (3.5%) |
Jul 18 |
17.00 |
2.65 |
145 |
1.8 |
0.57 (3.5%) |
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