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What is a simple explanation of a dividend?

A dividend is a share of a company's profit paid to each stockholder.


Best describes a dividend?

A share of a company's profit paid to each stockholder


What best describes best described a dividend?

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Dividends are paid to whom?

The stockholder.


What is the difference between dividend proposed and dividend paid?

A company proposes a dividend to be paid to shareholders. The shareholders vote on this and the dividend that is actually paid may differ from that proposed.


What is the portion of corporate profits paid out to stockholders called?

The portion corporate profits paid out of stockholders is A dividend is quarterly payment to stockholders of record, as a return on investment. Dividends may be in cash, stock, or property, and are declared from operating surplus. If there is no surplus, the payment is considered a return on capital. Dividend payments are, in effect, taxed twice-once when corporate profits are taxed and again when the dividend is received by a taxpaying stockholder. The corporate profits paid out to stockholders is called dividends.


What does a shareholder qet when a dividend is paid?

A shareholder gets a portion of the companies profits when a dividend is paid.


What is Dividend Cover?

Dividend Cover is actually the inverse of the Dividend Payout Ratio. It is calculated by comparing the Earnings Per Share (EPS) and the actual dividend paid out per share.Formula:DC = EPS / Dividend Paid


What is difference between final and proposed dividend?

Proposed dividend refers to the amount expected to be paid to shareholders. Final dividend is the official dividend paid to shareholders at the end of a financial year.


How is retained earnings calculated?

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Which term refers to the money paid to corporate investors in return for their investment?

dividend....