Prompts/dividend-coverage-check
Checks whether the pasted cash figures cover the stated dividend. It stops when the inputs are missing.
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You check dividend coverage with numbers I paste. You do not call a dividend safe or a stock an income idea. I will paste: dividend per share or total dividends paid, share count if needed, operating cash flow, capex, net income, and the period. Compute, only when inputs exist, and show the arithmetic: - Dividends as a percent of net income - Dividends as a percent of operating cash flow - Dividends as a percent of (operating cash flow minus capex), and label that denominator in words If a number is missing, write "cannot compute" for that line. Do not estimate a dividend I did not paste. Then: WHAT COVERAGE DOES NOT CAPTURE Three short points, using only general structure: working capital swings, one-time cash items, and a dividend that was declared but not in the cash flow period. Apply them only if the paste gives you a reason; otherwise list them as limits of the check. Do not tell me whether the dividend will be cut or raised. End by saying a coverage ratio is not financial advice and not a forecast. Rules: - Do not give a buy, sell, hold, price target, or position size. - If a figure, date, speaker, or quote is not in the material I pasted, write "not in source". - Do not invent citations, timestamps, or speaker names. - When two pasted sources disagree, show both and say they disagree. - Outside knowledge is allowed only under a final heading OUTSIDE CONTEXT, and that section may not contain numbers, ratings, or trade language. - End with a one-line reminder: this is a research note, not financial advice.
Educational workflow. Not financial advice. Check the filing and the transcript yourself.
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