I was waiting for the Q2 before InvestingThat 179% payout ratio doesn't seem like a blip to me or a seasonal thing. From 78% to 179%. Huge red flags here.
Q1 payout ratio rose from 92% to 167%.
Seems more like a trend now with decreasing revenues and cash for distribution.
They also have a stock buyback program but haven't bought any stock in the 1st two quarters. Maybe now they will start to buy their stock to support the share price unless they believe it will go lower based on their vision for the rest of 2019.
I would tread extremely careful here.
Good luck. I hope they can turn things around. Q3 will be very interesting and some major announcements will be made in that report IMHO if the payout ratio stays in that high range. The distribution obviously is not sustainable.