It won't be long before the next Resmed CDI (ASX: RMD) dividend is on its way to shareholders. If investors want to gain access to the payout, they'll need to be quick because it's nearly deadline day!
The ex-dividend date is one of the most important dates when it comes to dividend investing. Investors need to own shares before the ex-dividend date to gain entitlement to the upcoming payment. If investors buy on the ex-dividend date (or afterwards), they'll miss out.
Resmed ex-dividend date
The ex-dividend date for the imminent quarterly payment is on Wednesday, 7 February. That means, to ensure entitlement to this upcoming dividend, investors will need to own Resmed shares by the end of trading tomorrow, 6 February.
The ASX healthcare share is planning to pay this dividend of US 4.8 cents per share on 14 March 2024.
At the current foreign exchange rate, that would translate into a payment of AU 7.3 cents per share. Resmed will provide further details about the size of the dividend in Australian dollar terms on Friday, 9 February.
Profitability performance
Resmed recently announced its FY24 second quarter performance for the three months to 31 December 2023.
It reported that revenue increased by 12% to $1.2 billion, the underlying gross profit margin improved 10 basis points to 56.9%, the underlying (non-GAAP) operating profit improved 20%, and it made an operating cash flow of $272.8 million.
You can read more about that update from our coverage of the quarter.
Management said strong growth in patient flow over the past several quarters had "supported ongoing device growth" and added to replenishment programs for "sustained mask and accessories growth". It was also launching its latest generation platform, AirSense 11, into new markets and geographies.
Resmed share price snapshot
The Resmed share price has fallen more than 8% over the past year.
