zero-dividend preferred share
1Zero-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 …
2Dividend 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… …
3Split share corporation — A split share corporation is a corporation that exists for a defined period of time to transform the investment return (capital gains, dividends, and possibly also profits from the writing of covered options) and risk of a basket of shares of… …
4Rate of return — In finance, rate of return (ROR), also known as return on investment (ROI), rate of profit or sometimes just return, is the ratio of money gained or lost (whether realized or unrealized) on an investment relative to the amount of money invested.… …
5Yield (finance) — In finance, yield is a percentage that measures the cash returns to the owners of a security. Normally it does not include the price variations, at the difference of the total return. Yield applies to various stated rates of return on stocks… …
6Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… …
7Convertible bond — Financial markets Public market Exchange Securities Bond market Fixed income Corporate bond Government bond Municipal bond …
8Business and Industry Review — ▪ 1999 Introduction Overview Annual Average Rates of Growth of Manufacturing Output, 1980 97, Table Pattern of Output, 1994 97, Table Index Numbers of Production, Employment, and Productivity in Manufacturing Industries, Table (For Annual… …
9Short (finance) — Schematic representation of short selling in two steps. The short seller borrows shares and immediately sells them. He then waits, hoping for the stock price to decrease, when the seller can profit by purchasing the shares to return to the lender …
10Warren Buffett — Buffett speaking to students from the University of Kansas School of Business, May 6, 2005 …
