RE:RE:DividendHammond can certainly afford to pay more to shareholders and still retire the debt at a good clip. The debt is not nearly high enough to pose any real risk.
I would prefer to see about 30% of earnings paid out. If we assume normal EPS of $0.50, this would result in a juicy $0.15 annual dividend The remaining $0.35 per share could be used to retire debt or grow assets.