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Cumulative preference sharesWhen 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.Similar MatchesCumulative dividend featureCumulative dividend featureA requirement that any missed preferred or preference stock dividends be paid in full before any common dividend payment is made. Cumulative preferred stockCumulative preferred stockPreferred stock with dividend payment priority following a missed dividend payment. This amount accumulates with subsequent dividends and when next a dividend is declared no payments can be made to common stockholders until cumulative preferred stockholders have been paid in full. Cumulative preferred stockCumulative preferred stockPreferred stock whose dividends accrue, should the issuer not make timely dividend payments. Related: Non-cumulative preferred stock. Cumulative total returnCumulative total returnThe actual performance of a fund over a particular period. 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. Further SuggestionsCumulative probability distributionCumulative Translation Adjustment (CTA) account Noncumulative |
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