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Stock dividendThe payment of a dividend to shareholders in the form of stock instead of cash. If a company declares a 5% stock dividend, a shareholder with 1,000 shares will receive an additional 50 shares. Known as a scrip dividend in the UK.Stock dividendPayment of a corporate dividend in the form of stock rather than cash. The stock dividend may be additional shares in the company, or it may be shares in a subsidiary being spun off to shareholders. Stock dividends are often used to conserve cash needed to operate the business. Unlike a cash dividend, stock dividends are not taxed until sold.Stock dividend Similar MatchesYear end dividendYear end dividendA special dividend declared at the end of a fiscal year that usually represents distribution of higher-than-expected company profits. Accumulated dividendAccumulated dividendA dividend that has reached its due date, but is not paid out. See: Cumulative preferred stock. Outstanding DividendsOutstanding DividendsDividend checks which have been mailed to shareholders of record but not yet cashed. Funds are held until the check is paid, reissued or escheated to the state as abandoned property. Perfect market view (of dividend policy)Perfect market view (of dividend policy)Analysis of a decision on dividend policy, in a perfect capital market environment, that shows the irrelevance of dividend policy. Homemade dividendHomemade dividendSale of some shares of stock to get cash in an amount similar to that of a cash dividend. Further SuggestionsDividend policyExpected dividend yield dividend yield Traditional view (of dividend policy) dividend discount model Cum dividend Optional dividend Dividend rollover plan Dow dividend theory interim dividend Dividend Discount Model (DDM) dividend growth Dividend distribution cum dividend Dividend Dividend clientele extra dividend Selling dividends Dividend capture Participating dividend Residual dividend approach Equalizing dividend passed dividend Liquidating dividend ex dividend |
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