dividend payout ratio
1Dividend payout ratio — is the fraction of net income a firm pays to its stockholders in dividends: The part of the earnings not paid to investors is left for investment to provide for future earnings growth. Investors seeking high current income and limited capital… …
2Dividend payout ratio — Percentage of earnings paid out as dividends. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * dividend payout ratio dividend payout ratio ➔ ratio * * * dividend payout ratio UK US noun [C] ► FINANCE the percentage of a company s profit that is paid… …
3dividend payout ratio — Percentage of earnings paid out as dividends. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * dividend payout ratio dividend payout ratio ➔ ratio * * * dividend payout ratio UK US noun [C] ► FINANCE the percentage of a company s profit that is paid as… …
4Dividend Payout Ratio — The percentage of earnings paid to shareholders in dividends. Calculated as: The payout ratio provides an idea of how well earnings support the dividend payments. More mature companies tend to have a higher payout ratio. In the U.K. there is a… …
5Payout Ratio — The amount of earnings paid out in dividends to shareholders. Investors can use the payout ratio to determine what companies are doing with their earnings. Calculated as: For example, a very low payout ratio indicates that a company is primarily… …
6Payout ratio — Generally, the proportion of earnings paid out to the common stockholders as cash dividends. More specifically, the firm s cash dividend divided by the firm s earnings in the same reporting period. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * *… …
7payout ratio — Generally, the proportion of earnings paid out to the common stockholders as dividends. More specifically, the firm s cash dividend divided by the firm s earnings in the same reporting period. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * payout ratio… …
8payout ratio — noun : a ratio relating dividend payout of a company to its earnings or cash flow * * * the ratio between dividends paid out and earnings per share of common stock within a time period …
9payout ratio — (Economics) ratio between the net profit of a company and the dividend distributed to shareholders (reflects the dividend policies and maturity of a company) …
10Dividend stripping — is the purchase of shares just before a dividend is paid, and the sale of those shares after that payment, i.e. when they go ex dividend. This may be done either by an ordinary investor as an investment strategy, or by a company s owners or… …
