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31Diluted Earnings Per Share — (diluted EPS) is a company s earnings per share (EPS) calculated using fully diluted shares outstanding (i.e. including the impact of stock option grants and convertible bonds). Diluted EPS indicates a worst case scenario, one in which everyone… …
32ordinary share — See equity shares. Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein financial glossary The most common form of share or stock. A certificate that represents share ownership in a corporation. Exchange Handbook Glossary * * * ordinary share ordinary share ➔ Share *… …
33common share — ➔ Share * * * common share UK US noun [C] (UK also ordinary share) ► STOCK MARKET a share of a company providing the owner with a right to vote at shareholder meetings and to receive a part of the company profits as a dividend → See also PREFER …
34participating preference share — ➔ Share * * * participating preference share UK US noun [C, usually plural] UK FINANCE, STOCK MARKET ► PARTICIPATING PREFERRED SHARE(Cf. ↑participating preferred share) …
35Retractable Preferred Shares — A specific type of preferred stock thats lets the owner sell the share back to the issuer at a set price. Typically, the issuer can force the redemption of the retractable preferred share for cash at maturity. Sometimes instead of cash,… …
36Zero-Dividend Preferred Stock — A preferred share that is not required to pay a dividend to its holder. The owner of a zero dividend preferred share will earn income from capital appreciation and may receive a one time payment at the end of the investment term. Also referred to …
37Adjustable-Rate Preferred Stock - ARPS — A type of preferred stock where the dividends issued will vary with a benchmark, most often a T bill rate. The value of the dividend from the preferred share is set by a predetermined formula to move with rates, and because of this flexibility… …
38Cumulative Preferred Stock — A type of preferred stock with a provision that stipulates that if any dividends have been omitted in the past, they must be paid out to preferred shareholders first, before common shareholders can receive dividends. A preferred stock will… …
39convertible share — ➔ Share * * * convertible share UK US noun [C] FINANCE, STOCK MARKET ► a preferred share (= a share that gives its owner special rights) that can be exchanged for another type of share …
40preference share — (or stock) (N. Amer. preferred share or stock) noun a share which entitles the holder to a fixed dividend whose payment takes priority over that of ordinary share dividends …
