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Are dividends exclusively a part of earnings?
Can a company stop paying dividends?Do companies only pay dividends if they are in profit?What are dividends, when are they paid, and how do they affect my position?Companies that use their cash to buy back stock, issue dividends, etc. — how does this this typically affect share price?Where to find site with earnings calendar?What makes a Company's Stock prices go up or down?Are dividends the only thing linking stocks to corporate performance?What are the tax benefits of dividends vs selling stockIndex funds with dividends?Taxes on foreign and local dividends held in a TFSAWhy do stock prices change?Are stock buybacks similar to dividends?
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Are stock dividends exclusively part of earnings? Or are there cases when companies pay dividends despite zero or low earnings?
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The laws on what money can be used to pay dividends vary from country to country. What country do you want to know about?
– Mike Scott
Jul 15 at 20:22
The term you are looking for is "Capital Dividend" and arguably it is not a dividend at all.
– Ben Voigt
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@MikeScott I see, it is the general picture I was after
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The laws on what money can be used to pay dividends vary from country to country. What country do you want to know about?
– Mike Scott
Jul 15 at 20:22
The term you are looking for is "Capital Dividend" and arguably it is not a dividend at all.
– Ben Voigt
Jul 16 at 5:49
@MikeScott I see, it is the general picture I was after
– user1
Jul 16 at 7:57
Dupe money.stackexchange.com/questions/52119/… and related money.stackexchange.com/questions/64237/…
– dave_thompson_085
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The laws on what money can be used to pay dividends vary from country to country. What country do you want to know about?
– Mike Scott
Jul 15 at 20:22
The term you are looking for is "Capital Dividend" and arguably it is not a dividend at all.
– Ben Voigt
Jul 16 at 5:49
@MikeScott I see, it is the general picture I was after
– user1
Jul 16 at 7:57
Dupe money.stackexchange.com/questions/52119/… and related money.stackexchange.com/questions/64237/…
– dave_thompson_085
Jul 17 at 23:27
The laws on what money can be used to pay dividends vary from country to country. What country do you want to know about?
– Mike Scott
Jul 15 at 20:22
The laws on what money can be used to pay dividends vary from country to country. What country do you want to know about?
– Mike Scott
Jul 15 at 20:22
The term you are looking for is "Capital Dividend" and arguably it is not a dividend at all.
– Ben Voigt
Jul 16 at 5:49
The term you are looking for is "Capital Dividend" and arguably it is not a dividend at all.
– Ben Voigt
Jul 16 at 5:49
@MikeScott I see, it is the general picture I was after
– user1
Jul 16 at 7:57
@MikeScott I see, it is the general picture I was after
– user1
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In the end it comes out of earnings, but the earnings don't have to be made that financial year. So yes you can pay dividends despite negative, zero or low earnings in a specific year. This can be a strategic consideration of the company called dividend continuity.
This is based on German Law (§ 150 AktG), but should be applicable elsewhere as well.
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Cash dividends are paid from the company's cash on hand. It doesn't matter where that money comes from. You might have earned it that year, previous years, or (rarely and foolishly) borrowed it or retained it from a stock offering, etc.
A cash dividend is funds or money paid to stockholders generally as part of the corporation's current earnings or accumulated profits.
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One quibble - jurisdictional corporate law will often prevent dividends from being paid out of debt / equity offerings. Similar cash payments may be made, but they are likely called something else ['repatriation of capital', or similar].
– Grade 'Eh' Bacon
Jul 15 at 12:44
"rarely and foolishly" - That seems overly subjective. Corporations in US have been engaging in debt-funded buybacks and dividend recaps for many years since 09. Whether or not that's foolish depends on whose perspective you're taking.
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In the end it comes out of earnings, but the earnings don't have to be made that financial year. So yes you can pay dividends despite negative, zero or low earnings in a specific year. This can be a strategic consideration of the company called dividend continuity.
This is based on German Law (§ 150 AktG), but should be applicable elsewhere as well.
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In the end it comes out of earnings, but the earnings don't have to be made that financial year. So yes you can pay dividends despite negative, zero or low earnings in a specific year. This can be a strategic consideration of the company called dividend continuity.
This is based on German Law (§ 150 AktG), but should be applicable elsewhere as well.
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In the end it comes out of earnings, but the earnings don't have to be made that financial year. So yes you can pay dividends despite negative, zero or low earnings in a specific year. This can be a strategic consideration of the company called dividend continuity.
This is based on German Law (§ 150 AktG), but should be applicable elsewhere as well.
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In the end it comes out of earnings, but the earnings don't have to be made that financial year. So yes you can pay dividends despite negative, zero or low earnings in a specific year. This can be a strategic consideration of the company called dividend continuity.
This is based on German Law (§ 150 AktG), but should be applicable elsewhere as well.
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Cash dividends are paid from the company's cash on hand. It doesn't matter where that money comes from. You might have earned it that year, previous years, or (rarely and foolishly) borrowed it or retained it from a stock offering, etc.
A cash dividend is funds or money paid to stockholders generally as part of the corporation's current earnings or accumulated profits.
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One quibble - jurisdictional corporate law will often prevent dividends from being paid out of debt / equity offerings. Similar cash payments may be made, but they are likely called something else ['repatriation of capital', or similar].
– Grade 'Eh' Bacon
Jul 15 at 12:44
"rarely and foolishly" - That seems overly subjective. Corporations in US have been engaging in debt-funded buybacks and dividend recaps for many years since 09. Whether or not that's foolish depends on whose perspective you're taking.
– xiaomy
Jul 16 at 19:00
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Cash dividends are paid from the company's cash on hand. It doesn't matter where that money comes from. You might have earned it that year, previous years, or (rarely and foolishly) borrowed it or retained it from a stock offering, etc.
A cash dividend is funds or money paid to stockholders generally as part of the corporation's current earnings or accumulated profits.
answered Jul 15 at 8:52
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One quibble - jurisdictional corporate law will often prevent dividends from being paid out of debt / equity offerings. Similar cash payments may be made, but they are likely called something else ['repatriation of capital', or similar].
– Grade 'Eh' Bacon
Jul 15 at 12:44
"rarely and foolishly" - That seems overly subjective. Corporations in US have been engaging in debt-funded buybacks and dividend recaps for many years since 09. Whether or not that's foolish depends on whose perspective you're taking.
– xiaomy
Jul 16 at 19:00
add a comment |
Cash dividends are paid from the company's cash on hand. It doesn't matter where that money comes from. You might have earned it that year, previous years, or (rarely and foolishly) borrowed it or retained it from a stock offering, etc.
A cash dividend is funds or money paid to stockholders generally as part of the corporation's current earnings or accumulated profits.
answered Jul 15 at 8:52
RonJohnRonJohn
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Cash dividends are paid from the company's cash on hand. It doesn't matter where that money comes from. You might have earned it that year, previous years, or (rarely and foolishly) borrowed it or retained it from a stock offering, etc.
A cash dividend is funds or money paid to stockholders generally as part of the corporation's current earnings or accumulated profits.
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One quibble - jurisdictional corporate law will often prevent dividends from being paid out of debt / equity offerings. Similar cash payments may be made, but they are likely called something else ['repatriation of capital', or similar].
– Grade 'Eh' Bacon
Jul 15 at 12:44
"rarely and foolishly" - That seems overly subjective. Corporations in US have been engaging in debt-funded buybacks and dividend recaps for many years since 09. Whether or not that's foolish depends on whose perspective you're taking.
– xiaomy
Jul 16 at 19:00
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7
One quibble - jurisdictional corporate law will often prevent dividends from being paid out of debt / equity offerings. Similar cash payments may be made, but they are likely called something else ['repatriation of capital', or similar].
– Grade 'Eh' Bacon
Jul 15 at 12:44
"rarely and foolishly" - That seems overly subjective. Corporations in US have been engaging in debt-funded buybacks and dividend recaps for many years since 09. Whether or not that's foolish depends on whose perspective you're taking.
– xiaomy
Jul 16 at 19:00
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One quibble - jurisdictional corporate law will often prevent dividends from being paid out of debt / equity offerings. Similar cash payments may be made, but they are likely called something else ['repatriation of capital', or similar].
– Grade 'Eh' Bacon
Jul 15 at 12:44
One quibble - jurisdictional corporate law will often prevent dividends from being paid out of debt / equity offerings. Similar cash payments may be made, but they are likely called something else ['repatriation of capital', or similar].
– Grade 'Eh' Bacon
Jul 15 at 12:44
"rarely and foolishly" - That seems overly subjective. Corporations in US have been engaging in debt-funded buybacks and dividend recaps for many years since 09. Whether or not that's foolish depends on whose perspective you're taking.
– xiaomy
Jul 16 at 19:00
"rarely and foolishly" - That seems overly subjective. Corporations in US have been engaging in debt-funded buybacks and dividend recaps for many years since 09. Whether or not that's foolish depends on whose perspective you're taking.
– xiaomy
Jul 16 at 19:00
add a comment |
The laws on what money can be used to pay dividends vary from country to country. What country do you want to know about?
– Mike Scott
Jul 15 at 20:22
The term you are looking for is "Capital Dividend" and arguably it is not a dividend at all.
– Ben Voigt
Jul 16 at 5:49
@MikeScott I see, it is the general picture I was after
– user1
Jul 16 at 7:57
Dupe money.stackexchange.com/questions/52119/… and related money.stackexchange.com/questions/64237/…
– dave_thompson_085
Jul 17 at 23:27