SMG Dividend Type Payments

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

Scotts Miracle-Gro Company (The) (SMG)
Bid	Ask	Last	Change	Volume	P/E	Market Cap
65.72	68.75	67.29	+0.38	423K	-	3.8B

SMG Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls

With SMG at 67.29, 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%	2.02	0.6
5%	3.36	0.9
10%	6.73	1.8

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 SMG Using Covered Calls
Expiration	Strike	Call Bid	Days	Cents/Day	Upside Potential
Jan 17	70.00	0.35	10	3.5	1.25 (1.9%)
Jun 20	70.00	5.90	164	3.6	1.25 (1.9%)

5% Yield On SMG Using Covered Calls
Expiration	Strike	Call Bid	Days	Cents/Day	Upside Potential
Jan 17	70.00	0.35	10	3.5	1.25 (1.9%)
Jun 20	70.00	5.90	164	3.6	1.25 (1.9%)

10% Yield On SMG Using Covered Calls
Expiration	Strike	Call Bid	Days	Cents/Day	Upside Potential
Jan 17	70.00	0.35	10	3.5	1.25 (1.9%)
Jun 20	70.00	5.90	164	3.6	1.25 (1.9%)

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