Cumulative dividend feature


 

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Cumulative dividend feature

A requirement that any missed preferred or preference stock dividends be paid in full before any common dividend payment is made.



Cumulative dividend feature

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Cumulative Translation Adjustment (CTA) account

Cumulative Translation Adjustment (CTA) account

An entry in a translated balance sheet in which gains and/or losses from translation have been accumulated over a period of years. The C.T.A. account is required under the FASB No. 52 rule.


Cumulative preferred stock

Cumulative preferred stock

Preferred stock whose dividends accrue, should the issuer not make timely dividend payments. Related: Non-cumulative preferred stock.


Noncumulative

Noncumulative

Applies mainly to convertible securities. Type of preferred stock on which unpaid or omitted dividends do not accrue. Omitted dividends are, as a rule, gone forever.


Cumulative abnormal return (CAR)

Cumulative abnormal return (CAR)

Sum of the differences between the expected return on a stock (systematic risk multiplied by the realized market return) and the actual return often used to evaluate the impact of news on a stock price.


Cumulative preference shares

Cumulative preference shares

When a company fails to pay a dividend, holders of cumulative preference shares are entitled to receive this missed payment when a dividend is next declared. This rule is cumulative and they are also entitled to the current dividend provided sufficient cash is available. These payments receive priority over the claims of ordinary shareholders.


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