Can Boeing's Dividend Navigate Stormy Weather?

This company's dividend safety relies on a strong recovery from its current crises.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ [Browser View]( [Wealthy Retirement]( Can Boeing's Dividend Navigate Stormy Weather? Andrew Hubbarth, Financial Research Associate, The Oxford Club [What the #@!$??]( Investigation finds hidden stock trading under a secret name. [Find out the shocking reason here.](  Editor's Note: Today's Safety Net comes from Financial Research Associate Andrew Hubbarth. - Mable Buchanan, Assistant Managing Editor ---------------------------------------------------------------  [Andrew Hubbarth]  Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) has made headlines over the past year and a half for all the wrong reasons. In October 2018, Lion Air Flight 610 crashed in Indonesia, and in March 2019, Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 also crashed minutes after takeoff. These tragedies resulted in 346 people losing their lives and the eventual grounding of all Boeing 737 Max planes worldwide. Anti-stall and flight control software malfunctions and the need for proper pilot training were cited as issues the company still needs to address.  The 737 Max grounding set off a chain of costly events that puts Boeing's historically consistent dividend at risk of being cut. The company currently pays a $2.055 per quarter dividend for a 2.58% yield. Its dividend has increased in each of the last eight years and has grown by 23% over the last five years.  [Boeing's Dividend Chart]  But will that continue? Boeing stopped delivering the 737 Max to customers in March 2019, causing revenue to drop sharply by 24%. This led to the company's first reported annual loss since 1997. Furthermore, Boeing will pay $2.6 billion to customers hurt by the grounding, with more compensation expected. The 737 Max production was halted in December and is projected to resume in June or July of 2020. However, this deadline has been pushed back time and time again. Just restarting 737 Max production operations alone is expected to increase costs by an additional $4 billion in 2020. On top of the software issues, pilots must be re-trained in a simulator before the plane can be re-certified, and European regulators are rumored to want changes made to wiring to avoid short-circuiting. Boeing is also dealing with 787 Dreamliner production disruptions and the humiliating Starliner space capsule failure with NASA. All of this came to a head in December, when Boeing fired CEO Dennis Muilenburg and replaced him with board member Dave Calhoun. Calhoun has approached the 737 Max crisis with transparency and what he believes are realistic expectations of production continuation compared with the previous regime's seemingly negligent and reckless tactics handling the crisis.  [Simple, Three-Ingredient Drink Stuns Doctors]( [Golden Liquid](Just a glass each morning could... 1) Effectively [turn off cancer]( 2) [Stop deadly cancer cells]( from ever forming AND... 3) Do the unthinkable - [kill cancer cells]( without harmful radiation or deadly chemicals. [Click here for the stunning NEW details and the easy-to-make recipe.](  In the January earnings call, Calhoun said the company will not cut its dividend in 2020. With so much uncertainty surrounding the business, it might be difficult to buy into his confidence. Boeing's dividend payout ratio was 108.2% in 2019, and it's expected to grow to 205.8% in 2020. A payout ratio this high is deemed a negative in our SafetyNet Pro rating system.  What Is SafetyNet Pro? SafetyNet Pro is a groundbreaking tool that predicts dividend cuts with stunning accuracy. With it, you can determine the dividend safety rating of nearly 1,000 stocks. Access to SafetyNet Pro is reserved exclusively for subscribers of Marc's newsletter, The Oxford Income Letter. To learn more about SafetyNet Pro and The Oxford Income Letter, [click here now](.  Last year's free cash flow was negative for the first time since 2008, but it is expected to be a net positive $929.7 million in 2020 and $13.64 billion in 2021. The second quarter of 2020 is the expected start of Boeing's return to positive territory.  [Boeing's Cash Flow Chart]  In January, Boeing took out a $12 billion loan from a conglomerate of banks in order to shore up any short-term cash issues. This will provide some security for dividend payments. The general public is aware of the 737 Max issues and may be skeptical about flying on the plane, leading airlines to not purchase it in the future. If this escalates, Boeing may be forced to come up with some clever rebranding or hope the doubts are quickly assuaged. In our SafetyNet Pro grading system, Boeing received a low grade due to its present free cash flow and high payout ratio issues. If you are to believe analysts' expectations, this will be reversed over the course of 2020. After all, Boeing is an economic behemoth and stalwart of great production capabilities. It's hard to see such a world-renowned business suffer a dividend cut... But this dividend rests upon the company's ability to get the 737 Max production running again, deliver idle Max planes to customers and re-certify with regulators. Dividend Safety Rating: D  [Dividend Grade Guide]  If you have a stock whose dividend safety you'd like analyzed, leave the ticker symbol in the [comments]( section. 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