From the perspective of an income investor who wants to earn dividends for many years, there is not much point buying a stock if its dividend is regularly cut or is not reliable. Eastern Media International has been paying a dividend for the past seven years. It's good to see that Eastern Media International has been paying a dividend for a number of years. However, the dividend has been cut at least once in the past, and we're concerned that what has been cut once, could be cut again. During the past seven-year period, the first annual payment was NT$0.6 in 2014, compared to NT$1.0 last year. This works out to be a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of approximately 6.9% a year over that time. The dividends haven't grown at precisely 6.9% every year, but this is a useful way to average out the historical rate of growth.