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Dividend payout ratioPercentage of earnings paid out as dividends.Dividend payout ratio Similar MatchesDividend reinvestment planDividend reinvestment planA plan which allows private investors to reinvest cash dividends from their investments cheaply and easily back into the market, and so obtain the benefits of compounding.The Plan is managed by an administrator appointed by the company. On the dividend date, shareholders who join the plan are still paid the cash dividend, but the administrator then uses the cash to buy shares in the company on behalf of the shareholder. Any cash left over is sent to the shareholder in the normal way. Dealing commission on such purchases is usually 1%. Note that the Plan Administrator does not have to make the plan available for any and every dividend that the company pays. If it is not made available, shareholders will receive the cash dividend. Extra dividendExtra dividendA dividend paid additionally to the normal dividend when profits of a company are particularly high. Participating dividendParticipating dividendDividend received from ownership of participating preferred stock. Special dividendSpecial dividendAlso referred to as an extra dividend. Dividend that is unlikely to be repeated. Dow dividend theoryDow dividend theorySee: Dogs of the Dow. Further Suggestionsdividend yieldDividend Discount Return Dividends received deduction scrip dividend Unpaid dividend Dividend in arrears Tax differential view (of dividend policy) Dividend distribution year end dividend With dividend Selling dividends Indicated dividend passed dividend unpaid dividend Ex stock dividends Dividend clawback accumulated dividend Interim dividend Optional dividend Insurance dividend Cum dividend Preferred dividend coverage Stock dividend Perfect market view (of dividend policy) Dividend policy |
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