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Cum dividendWith dividend; said of a stock whose buyer is eligible to receive a declared dividend. Stocks are usually "cum dividend" for trades made on or before the fifth trading day preceding the record date, when the register of eligible holders is closed for that dividend period. Antithesis of ex-dividend.Cum dividendWhen a share is said to be 'cum dividend', it means that it is offered for sale with an entitlement to the next dividend payment attached. This dividend will already have been declared (but not paid) by the company, so the market knows how much it is worth and the share price will reflect this.At some point shortly before payment of the dividend is actually due, the share will go 'ex dividend', meaning that it is being offered for sale without the dividend. If the current owner sells an 'ex div' share, he will keep the dividend payment. But again, the price of the share will reflect this - it will have dropped from its 'cum dividend' price.Similar MatchesDividend yieldDividend yieldThe annual dividend income per share received from a company divided by its current share price. Put simply - how much income are you getting out of the company for the capital you've got locked up in it?Dividend yields are calculated on the net dividend.Example: a company declares a net dividend of 2.1p per share. Its share price is 150p. To get the dividend yield, divide the net dividend by the current share price:2.10 /150 = 1.4%The dividend yield is 1.4%. Note that the higher the share price, the lower the dividend yield. Using the above example, if the shares rose to 200p, the yield would fall to 1.05%2.10/200 = 1.05%The problem for investors is that if a company has a low dividend yield compared to other companies in its sector, it can mean two things. Either it means the company's share price is high because the market reckons it's got great growth prospects and doesn't care too much about income, or it means that the company's a busted flush and can't afford to pay decent dividends. Dividend discount modelDividend discount modelA way of valuing a share based on the net present value of the dividends that you expect to receive in the future.The simplest version of the model assumes that the company's dividend rate remains constant. The 'fair' price of the share is the dividend (in pennies per share) divided by the required rate of return. So if you want 10% a year from your shares, the value of a company paying a 7p dividend is 70p. If you think a return of 8% is satisfactory, the value of the same share is 87.5p.A more complex model assumes that the dividends of the company grow at a consistent rate. The fair price to pay is the next dividend divided by the required rate of return minus the rate at which dividends are expected to grow. So if the 7p dividend is expected to grow at 5% per year, an investor requiring an 12% return would value the shares at (7p x 1.05) divided by (0.12 - 0.05)= (7.35p) divided by (0.07)= 105p Dividends payableDividends payableThe declared dividend dollar amount that a company is obligated to pay. Dividend distributionDividend distributionSee: Dividend income Ex stock dividendsEx stock dividendsThe time period between the announcement of a stock dividend and its actual payment. The buyer of shares during this time period does is not entitled to the dividend. Further SuggestionsSelling dividendsDividend Disbursing Agent year end dividend Tax differential view (of dividend policy) Outstanding Dividends Expected dividend yield Liquidating dividend final dividend ex dividend With dividend Year end dividend Dividend Dividend Discount Return dividend growth Dividend in arrears Equalizing dividend Indicated dividend dividend cover Unpaid dividend passed dividend Income dividend Interim dividend Dividend policy Discounted dividend model (DDM) Dividend clawback |
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