RE: SUMMARY - Cut the Divvy + Sell Assets Well RPL needs to sell assets FIRST and only as a last resort trim the div (at great peril). Maintaining the dividend maintains dividend investor confidence CUTTING the div does not.
I thought all the original capital appreciation seeking investors rotated out long ago and only the dividend chasers hold this stock? I'm invested for the dividend, are you?
If RPL determined they could support a total dividend payout of X when it was introduced, then the temporary yield of 18% which is only the result of a temporary share price drop is NOT A VALID REASON to trim the dividend. Although many investors have been BRAINWASHED into thinking temporary high yields must be reduced and doing so cures all ills. LOL
Yes dividend cuts can revive long standing companies with limited futures, this is not the case with RPL.
RPL has a RESPONSIBILITY to maintain the dividend and their reputation at all costs. IMHO and just another point of view.