Analytical Toolbox

This page lists useful tools for finding and tracking Wide Moat Dividend stocks.

• Dividend Compass by Todd Wenning. Goes miles beyond the dividend payout ratio to give a nuanced view of the health and sustainability of a company's dividend.  The Dividend Compass goes into the nooks and crannies. Bonus: Todd makes the tools available to download and use. With a little practice you can run a company through the Dividend Compass in about 5 minutes or so.

• Quality, Valuation, Growth Framework by Vitaliy Katsenelson. This is more conceptual than the Dividend Compass and its not even directly focused on dividends. But with some slight tweaking QVG makes a great way to analyze dividend investment opportunities.

• Safer than a Ten Year Screen by Jim Grant. Simple, useful screen on balance sheet safety, yield, price (p/e) and quality (ROE)