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Galina
Investors buy stock in corporations because they expect the value of stock to rise and they wish to receive dividends (shares of profit).
Berkshire Hathaway is a holding company which invests in many other companies. They own millions of shares in Nike, Bank of America, Procter&Gamble, and many other corporations. They make money from dividends that those corporations pay, and by increases in those corporations share prices. When they make profits from corporations, Berkshire Hathaway either sells the stock and the invests in other corporations, or they hold they company and purchase more shares in it.
Corporations have shareholders that invest in their business and expect a portion of the business's profits in return. Dividend payments are part of the shareholders' returns for investing in a business. Corporations have a choice to either reinvest their profits in shares, or keep a portion of the profits and paying shareholders dividends.
Dividends are declared out of current period net income. When declared, they reduce the amount added to retained earnings.
NO. They are declared by the board of Directors.
declared and paid a $900 dividend
dividends
declared and paid a $900 dividend
Peter O'Shea has written: 'Beating the S&P with dividends' -- subject(s): Corporations, Dividends, Finance
Does stock dividends increase the corporations total liabilities
Galina
Dividends use to be shown on the profit and loss. But now it only gets shown on the 'statement of changes in equity'
Corporations.
Corporations pay income taxes on their profits, and stockholders pay taxes on their dividends.
dividends are not being declared