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Image source: The Motley Fool. Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE: RCL) Q2 2024 Earnings Call Jul 25, 2024, 10:00 a.m. ET. Contents: Prepared Remarks. Questions and Answers. Call Participants
RCL earnings call for the period ending September 30, 2024.
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The dividend payout ratio is the fraction of net income a firm pays to its stockholders in dividends: Dividend payout ratio = Dividends Net Income for the same period {\textstyle {\mbox{Dividend payout ratio}}={\frac {\mbox{Dividends}}{\mbox{Net Income for the same period}}}}
The return on equity (ROE) is a measure of the profitability of a business in relation to its equity; [1] where: . ROE = Net Income / Average Shareholders' Equity [1] Thus, ROE is equal to a fiscal year's net income (after preferred stock dividends, before common stock dividends), divided by total equity (excluding preferred shares), expressed as a percentage.
Generally, a dividend cover of 2 or more is considered a safe coverage, as it allows the company to safely pay out dividends and still allow for reinvestment or the possibility of a downturn. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] A low dividend cover can make it impossible to pay the same level of dividends in a bad year's trading or to invest in company growth.
Qualified dividends: These are dividends that are taxed at the capital gains tax rate (which is lower than the standard income tax rate). For a dividend to be considered a qualified payout, it ...
For Series A Preferred Stock, the dividends are calculated at an effective monthly rate of 1/12th of 11%, which includes catch-up payments to account for the months when Series A dividends accumulated at 11% per annum, prior to our Series A Preferred Stock shareholders' decision in September 2024 to reduce the dividend rate to 8.75% per annum.