dividends are taxed at same rate as income so higher the income the more prone are you to tax payments
advantage priority in income less risky investment stable market price
Preference shares are shares whose dividends are paid out first before ordinary shares dividends. They so called (preference shares) because they have 'preference' over ordinary shares for payment of dividends.
i want 2 convert the equity shares of my cmpany into preference shares
Preference shares are fixed income shares that are not the success of a company. The benefits of a preference shares are that shareholders will have first priory over ordinary shareholders. The disadvantages are shares compared to other shares are that the return is limited.
it is a preference shares which willbe converted compulsory into equity shares after a stipulated time
Lets understand meaning of Preference Share in Layman language. As name suggest preference shares are those kind of shares which has preference in payment of dividend, and price of shares over equity shares. If company earn net profit, then first return to preference shareholders are given at first, and then to equity shareholders.
in case of non convertible preference shares, the holders are not given the right to convert their shares into equity shares.
One of the limitations to preference shares is that the shareholder does not have a voting right. Preference shares normally pay a fixed dividend where common stocks do not pay a fixed dividend.
Kp (cost of pref. share) = Annual dividend of preference shares Market price of the preference stock
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What will happen to my preference shares If there is a merger?
Cumulative shares are when the shares are combined and then evenly distributed to the share holders. Non cumulative preference shares are when they go to certain people first.