BCE Inc BCEPF

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[Contrarian333]

I realize that it is the Board of Director's that declares the dividend but they don't act in isolation but rather on input from Management.  Management has just published a 3rd Q presentation which has a slide that states the following:

"Maintaining the annual BCE common dividend at the current level of $3.99 per share for 2025"

(Slide 10)

If I were Management and if I were on the Board I would have thought long and hard about publishing that statement if I thought I was actually going to cut the dividend for 2025.  Things change, and s**t happens and Managements and Boards do stupid things but my bet is the dividend stays as is unless there is a rapid decline in their business during 2025.

[CHECKMATE77]

Years ago o owned vet, a high dividend paying oil company. It ran into difficulties but mgt kept saying the dividend is safe. Over and over again until it wasn't, then boom ....cut 

[Contrarian333]

Sure - but the cash flow streams from a commodities business are quite different than this.......one of the big issues I have with oil and gas companies is the asset based loans they take from banks which are reviewable every 6 months - as soon as the bank changes their price deck for the underlying commodities the borrowing base changes and the Company can suddenly be faced with repaying debt at

[newcoin]

Okay, but BCE is not an oil and gas poducer and it's been around for many decades. They have the reputation to support and means with which to do so.

[newcoin]

I completely agree with you. The dividend is safer than safe, at least until through the end of 2025. BCE will not cut their dividend. Don't listen to the scammers. All of the professionals know that BCE will not cut before the end of 2025 at the earliest. You can take it to the bank.

[SargeX]

You really are a total (blind) pumper. Do you think the constant outrageously optimistic posts are somehwo going to change reality. My wife & I have held BCE since May 2009 and will continue to do so but I'm much more of a realist about the dividend. BCE is such a mess financially/debt wise that I actually think it would be prudent to cut the divy by 30-40%. If you believe and trust

[1condor]

If BCE did cut the divvy then you can expect a very, very bad day for the stock. I continue to hold my position and now believe we are heading below 35 bucks by year end. The tax loss selling is going to get really ugly here (not that it isnt already). The only way I would add now is if the stock dropped to around 30 (divvy cut day??) and even at that level I would still be hesitant. Content now