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Rayonier Advanced Materials, 8.00% Series A Mandatory Conv Preferred Stock (RYAM-A) dropped 10% on Friday pushing the yield to 9%.
RYAM has the free cash flow to pay the dividend with prospects for future growth.
The first bargain that I added to the array of portfolios I manage was Rayonier Advanced Materials, 8.00% Series A Mandatory Conv Preferred Stock (RYAM-A). I had purchased a few shares at $97.00 per share soon after the initial offering. As I watched it descend on Friday, I began adding shares to my own portfolio and to other portfolios I manage at $87.50 to $89.00 per share since at $89.00 per share it offers a 9% yield.
This stock has several interesting provisions not often found in other preferred issues. The first is that its dividend is eligible for the 15% tax rate and the second is that it must be converted to common stock on 8/15/2019. (Quantumonline.com) At the time of conversion one gets 6.5923 shares of Rayonier common if the price equals or exceeds $15.17 per share or 7.7459 shares if the market price is $12.91 or less. Conversions between these two prices will be apportioned dollar for dollar, or in other words one will get common shares that will equal $100.00, the original offering price of the preferred. Because of the mandatory conversion RYAM-A will likely track the common stock price more closely than is usual among preferred issues and will increasingly do so as the conversion time nears.
Rayonier Advanced Materials, Inc. (NYSE:
RYAM) is the
leading supplier of high-purity cellulose specialty products with plants in Georgia and Florida. The company produces acetates used in plastics, films, textiles and filters, ethers used paint, industrial coatings, food and pharmaceuticals, fluff pulp used in baby diapers and other absorbent pads and other products used in tires, food products and automotive filters.
RYAM has targeted $75 - $90 million in cost improvements to implement over the next 3 years as well as a 10 year plan to develop new products that will enhance revenues by 20%. (Investor Presentation 9/1/2016) The company has also reduced its debt load from $941 million to $646 million since mid-2014 when RYAM became a standalone company. While the company does not appear to be growing at the moment, management appears to be on the right track to maintain cash flow and eventually increase sales.
The preferred stock of RYAM appears to be a safe bet for the $2.00 per quarterly dividend it offers over the next 3 years. On the other hand, I will likely sell the preferred prior to the mandated conversion to common shares unless the stock is selling above $15.00 per share.