A Monthly Dividend Payer With a 5.7% (and Rising) Yield

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But will Main Street be good to Wall Street and maintain its payout? SPONSORED [Get Marc's Top 5 Dividend Stocks (FREE PICKS)]( World-renowned income expert Marc Lichtenfeld just released his [Ultimate Dividend Package](. Inside, you'll find his TOP FIVE dividend stocks right now. And today, he's giving you this package... completely free of charge! To get your FREE dividend recommendations, [click here now](. To determine whether a BDC can afford its dividend, we look at its net investment income (NII). This is the money it generates from lending to and investing in other businesses, minus related expenses. Main Street's NII has been soaring. In 2023, the company generated $339 million in NII, a 38% increase year over year and an 85% increase over 2021's total. [Chart: Main Street's NII]( [View larger image]( Last year, Main Street Capital paid out $272 million for a payout ratio of 80% of its net investment income. By law, BDCs must return at least 90% of their earnings to shareholders, so it's not unusual for them to pay out nearly all of their net investment income. (Keep in mind that net investment income is not the same as earnings.) A payout ratio of 80% is comfortably below my threshold of 100% for BDCs, but as we all know, a lot can change in a year. Here's where I think Main Street's NII and payout ratio are headed this year (and how the dividend could be affected)... 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