Monday 16 March 2020

DBS Preference Share – Higher than FD dividend yield with Singapore’s largest lender?

DBS Preference Share (SGX Stock code: MU7) is currently trading at SGD 101.48 per share.

Should investors buy at current price and hold it to maturity, where a first and final call for redemption expected to be announced on 23 Nov 2020, investors stand to receive 2 more dividend payments in May and November 2020 as well as redemption at par of SGD100 per share. After accounting for transaction costs, holding period yield of 9 months comes to be about 2.7% with corresponding annualized yield of 3.9%. In view of the market turmoil due to the COVID-19 crisis, investors could count on Singapore’s largest lender DBS to honour its redemption and dividend obligations.

Final thoughts:

Pros: Potential higher than risk free FD dividend yield.

Cons: Lock up on funds till expected maturity in end November 2020.

Note: This is not an investment advice. Buy and sell any securities at your own risk.

Disclosure: Long DBS Preference Share.

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