RE:RE:Strong Q3 2021 Results, Resumes Regular Quarterly Dividends I would rather see a regular dividend, that they feel is sustainable, then a larger one that is not and I am definitely not a big fan of special dividends. The cash from a special is nice but it really doesn't do too much for the investment longer term other then the amount of the dividend. I can't remember how long ago they paid a $0.20 special dividend but it probably was not more then 4 years ago. When you think about it they could have just paid a $0.0125 regular quarterly dividend every quarter for the last 4 years and it would not have cost them anymore money. That $0.05 annual dividend would have done a much better job keeping the stock from hitting $0.66 during the pandemic then the memory of that special $0.20 dividend ever did.
I suppose there is nothing wrong with a combo of regular and special but the emphasis should always be on the regular dividends.