Cash, shares of stock or other assets from a company's profits distributed to stockholders, an equal amount for each share of stock owned The most common kind of dividend is a distribution of earnings Listed on the consolidated statements of changes in shareholders' equity
Distribution of earnings to shareholders, prorated by the class of security and paid in the form of money, stock, scrip, or, rarely, company products or property The amount is decided by the Board of Directors and is usually paid quarterly Mutual fund dividends are paid out of income, usually on a quarterly basis from the fund's investments
The distribution of (post-tax) earnings to shareholders declared by the board of directors of a corporation to be paid per share to the shareholders Dividends are usually paid in cash, but can be paid in stock or by means of stock and cash
A dividend is the part of a company's profits which is paid to people who have shares in the company. The first quarter dividend has been increased by nearly 4 per cent
a bonus; something extra (especially a share of a surplus) that part of the earnings of a corporation that is distributed to its shareholders; usually paid quarterly a number to be divided by another number
If something pays dividends, it brings advantages at a later date. Steps taken now to maximise your health will pay dividends later on. see also peace dividend. Individual share of earnings distributed among stockholders of a corporation or company in proportion to their holdings. Usually paid in cash, dividends may also be distributed in the form of additional shares of stock. Preferred stockholders receive a preferential dividend, usually at a fixed rate; common stockholders get a portion of what remains after payment of the dividends on preferred stock
A stockholder's share of the profits of a corporation An insurance dividend is not a true dividend but a return of premium Dividends from a savings and loan association or credit union are interest, not dividends
A distribution of the earnings of a corporation Dividends may be in the form of cash, stock or property All dividends must be declared by the board of directors Syn stock dividend See also dividend yield
A payment declared by a companys board of directors and given to its shareholders out of the company's current earnings This usually happens four times a year It can be a payment of cash, more stock, or property
The payment designated by the board of directors to be distributed pro rata among the shares outstanding On preferred shares, it is generally a fixed amount On common shares, the dividend varies with the fortunes of the company and the amount of cash on hand, and may be omitted if business is poor or the directors determine to withhold earnings to invest in plant and equipment Sometimes a company will pay a dividend out of past earnings even if it is not currently operating at a profit
A distribution of money or property paid by the corporation to a shareholder These distributions are subject to a double tax, both the corporation and the dividend recipient must pay federal taxes on these earnings
When companies pay part of their profits to shareholders, those profits are called dividends In a mutual fund, the dividend is the money paid to shareholders that comes from the investment income that the fund has earned
A sum of money to be divided and distributed; the share of a sum divided that falls to each individual; a distribute sum, share, or percentage; applied to the profits as appropriated among shareholders, and to assets as apportioned among creditors; as, the dividend of a bank, a railway corporation, or a bankrupt estate
The amount of a company's earnings that it pays to shareholders A dividend represents income from your investment and is one way you can make money from shares The other is Capital Growth
A distribution of earnings to investors who own common or preferred stock in a company In a mutual fund, the dividends are paid to the fund and then divided up among all the shareholders
A distribution of earnings to shareholders usually paid in the form of cash The amount and frequency of dividends is decided by the company's board of directors
A proportionate distribution of profits made in the form of a money payment to shareholders, by a for-profit corporation Dividends are declared by a company's board of directors
A dividend is a portion of a company's profit paid to common and preferred shareholders A stock selling for $20/share with an annual dividend of $1/share yields the investor 5 percent
A dividend is a portion of a company's profit paid to common and preferred shareholders A stock selling for $20 a share with an annual dividend of $1 a share yields the investor 5 percent
Distribution of a company's earnings to shareholders, generally on a quarterly basis, paid in cash or additional shares of the company's stock The dividend amount per share is decided by the company's board of directors Dividends must be declared as income by the shareholder in the year received