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An investor may choose to invest in a company without a dividend because the investor is looking to profit from the sale of this company's shares. They buy the stock at a low price and hope to sell it quickly at a higher price, and profiting from difference between these two prices (i.e. a capital gain).

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Would you ever pay out dividends when your firms annual net profit is negative?

No, paying out dividends when a firm's annual net profit is negative is generally not advisable. Dividends are typically distributed from profits, and negative earnings indicate financial difficulties. Distributing dividends in such situations could strain the company's cash flow and undermine its ability to invest in necessary operations or cover losses. It's more prudent to retain earnings to stabilize the business.


Why would a company choose to pay dividends?

A company may choose to pay dividends to reward shareholders for their investment, attract new investors, and demonstrate financial stability and confidence in the company's future performance.


How are Dividends are paid out of profits?

Yes. companies pay out dividends to its share holders from the profit they make out of their business. The more the profit the company makes the greater would be the dividends paid out to the shareholders.


Dividends are usually paid how many times a year?

This would depend on the company, but many pay 2 or 4 times a year.


Why would a corporation rather borrow money and pay interest than sell stock and then pay dividends?

Interest is tax deductible, so amounts paid lower the tax they would have otherwise paid. Dividends are paid with after tax earnings..there is no tax deduction for them. Of course, someone receiving interest pays tax on it at their ordinary income rate, and someone receiving dividends pays tax at the capital gain rate, which is lower.

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Would you ever pay out dividends when your firms annual net profit is negative?

No, paying out dividends when a firm's annual net profit is negative is generally not advisable. Dividends are typically distributed from profits, and negative earnings indicate financial difficulties. Distributing dividends in such situations could strain the company's cash flow and undermine its ability to invest in necessary operations or cover losses. It's more prudent to retain earnings to stabilize the business.


Why would a company choose to pay dividends?

A company may choose to pay dividends to reward shareholders for their investment, attract new investors, and demonstrate financial stability and confidence in the company's future performance.


What is the journal entry dividends paid to shareholders?

The journal entry for dividends paid to shareholders typically involves a debit to the Dividends Payable account and a credit to the Cash account. This reflects the reduction in liabilities as the company pays out dividends and the decrease in cash. For example, if a company pays $1,000 in dividends, the entry would be: Debit Dividends Payable $1,000 and Credit Cash $1,000. This transaction indicates that the company has fulfilled its obligation to distribute profits to its shareholders.


How are Dividends are paid out of profits?

Yes. companies pay out dividends to its share holders from the profit they make out of their business. The more the profit the company makes the greater would be the dividends paid out to the shareholders.


Why would someone invest in palladium?

Unless they had a usage (e.g. industrial) they would invest for speculation or for portfolio reasons.


Where would retained profit be used?

For distributing dividends, repaying company debts, etc.,


Would you advise someone to invest in a cash cow?

Why yes, yes i would.


What are some things that would be good to invest in?

You can buy bonds from the government or you invest in the stock market. Pick some specific stocks that you like and based on your risk level. Many stocks also pay dividends so you can make more money off of your stocks.


Are dividends paid to directors?

Dividends are typically paid to shareholders of a company as a distribution of profits, not directly to directors. However, if directors are also shareholders, they would receive dividends in proportion to their shareholdings. The decision to pay dividends is usually made by the board of directors, but the payments themselves are made to shareholders, not specifically to directors in their capacity as board members.


Dividends are usually paid how many times a year?

This would depend on the company, but many pay 2 or 4 times a year.


What is non-cumulative perference share?

non cumulative shares are those shares which do not get previouse dividends due to company's bad financial position. for example, if they were suppose to get dividend @10% last year, but could not get due to bad financial position of the company, and in the current year company gets stable and is willing to pay dividend, so it will pay only current year dividends and not last year dividends... if it was cumulative share company would pay last year and current year dividend.. conclusion: non cumulative share doesnot get previouse dividends and cumulative share gets all dividends (previouse+ current) when compnay restores its good financial position.


What is non cumulative perference share?

non cumulative shares are those shares which do not get previouse dividends due to company's bad financial position. for example, if they were suppose to get dividend @10% last year, but could not get due to bad financial position of the company, and in the current year company gets stable and is willing to pay dividend, so it will pay only current year dividends and not last year dividends... if it was cumulative share company would pay last year and current year dividend.. conclusion: non cumulative share doesnot get previouse dividends and cumulative share gets all dividends (previouse+ current) when compnay restores its good financial position.