Dividends are rewards supplied by publicly listed firms to individuals who personal their shares. Some folks spend money on dividend shares to enhance their common earnings. For retirees with inventory investments, dividends are their common earnings along with pensions. The great factor with the inventory market is that there’s no discrimination on earnings alternatives.

Anybody can grasp the artwork of dividend investing, construct a portfolio, and obtain money flows for years. Nevertheless, not all dividend shares are created equal, primarily in yield and payout frequency. Whereas most TSX dividend shares pay quarterly, Chartwell Retirement Residences (TSX:CSH.UN) and Chemtrade Logistics Earnings Fund (TSX:CHE.UN) pay month-to-month dividends.

Each firms are dependable month-to-month money circulation suppliers, as evidenced by their dividend fee histories. Chartwell has been paying month-to-month dividends since December 2003, whereas Chemtrade Logistics by no means missed one since August 2001.

Construct a portfolio for infinite money circulation

Should you mix the 2 shares in your portfolio right this moment, the typical dividend yield is 6.365%. Given their share costs, you possibly can accumulate 1,470 shares ($17,698.80) of Chartwell and a pair of,275 (19,610.50) of Chemtrade. The full funding of $37,309.30 will produce $200.13 in month-to-month money flows. Furthermore, the principal stays intact for those who proceed to carry the shares.

Again to regular operations

Chartwell is famend in Canada’s retirement residence business. The $2.9 billion not directly owns and operates seniors housing communities, from unbiased residing to assisted residing and long-term care (LTC). The worldwide pandemic badly harm its enterprise, leading to vital declines in earnings in 2020 and 2021.

Nevertheless, Chartwell slowly recovered financially in 2022, and the enterprise returned to normalcy in 2023. Within the 12 months ending December 31, 2023, resident income elevated 4% to $687.3 million, whereas web earnings soared 159% 12 months over 12 months to $128.3 million.

Chartwell’s chief government officer (CEO), Vlad Volodarski, expects persevering with occupancy and money circulation progress in 2024 and past. At $12.04 per share (+4.04% 12 months so far), this actual property inventory pays a gorgeous 4.96% dividend.   

Money cow

Chemtrade is a money cow on the TSX. At $8.62 per share (+3.15% 12 months so far), the economic inventory pays a beneficiant 7.77% dividend. The $1.01 billion firm supplies industrial chemical substances and providers globally. In North America, Chemtrade is the biggest producer of high-purity sulphuric acid for the semiconductor business and one of many largest suppliers of sulphuric acid.

Two core enterprise segments, Sulphur & Water Chemical compounds (SWC) and Electrochemicals (EC), contribute to revenues. In 2023, income elevated by just one.8% to $1.85 billion versus 2022 because of a weaker Canadian greenback. Nevertheless, web earnings jumped 128.5% 12 months over 12 months to $249.3 million.

One other enterprise spotlight was the improved steadiness sheet at year-end. Chemtrade’s complete debt declined 24.3% from the beginning of the 12 months to $672 million. Its president and CEO, Scott Rook, stated it was a file 12 months and that administration anticipates one other strong 12 months financially in 2024.

The enlargement and improve of Chemtrade’s ultrapure sulphuric acid facility in Cairo, Ohio, ought to be full this 12 months. This plant would be the first in North America to fulfill the standard necessities for next-gen semiconductor nodes.

Sound prospects

Chartwell and Chemtrade are sound prospects for traders constructing a strong inventory portfolio paying month-to-month dividends.