ExxonMobil Is Still An Unloved Cash Machine And Has No Need To Cut Its Dividend

ExxonMobil Is Still An Unloved Cash Machine And Has No Need To Cut Its Dividend

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continues to generate cash and continues to return it to shareholders in the form of dividends.  There has been much speculation in the financial media about the future of Exxon's $0.87 quarterly dividend.  My analysis, which I detail in the following paragraphs, shows there is no reason for Exxon's management to cut the dividend.  A token increase (a penny a share per quarter, for instance) announced before Exxon's earnings release on October 30h would not harm the company's financial situation.  Exxon has tapped the bond markets for an extraordinary $22 billion of debt financing in 2020, wisely taking advantage of the Fed-driven decline in both short- and long-term interest rates.  

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