Dividend checks continue to get fatter in corporate America, as more companies jack up their distribution rates.
Readers of the Income Investor newsletter can certainly appreciate that kind of thinking. Let's take a closer look at some of the companies that inched their payouts higher these past few days.
We can start with Kroger
The supermarket operator is hitting the cash register with a 30% boost to its quarterly rate. Shareholders of the 2,425-unit grocery store operator will now be receiving $0.15 a share every three months. It may not seem like much, but keep in mind that Albertson's parent, SUPERVALU
Royal Caribbean
"We have consistently communicated our desire to balance rational growth, leverage reduction and shareholder return improvement," CEO Richard Fain explained in last week's press release.
Bon voyage, income investors.
Philip Morris
Finally we have CapLease
Checks and balances
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