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The dividend yield or dividend–price ratio of a share is the dividend per share divided by the price per share. [1] It is also a company's total annual dividend payments divided by its market capitalization, assuming the number of shares is constant. It is often expressed as a percentage.
In the financial history of the world, the Dutch East India Company (VOC) was the first recorded (public) company ever to pay regular dividends. [4] [5] The VOC paid annual dividends worth around 18 percent of the value of the shares for almost 200 years of existence (1602–1800).
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.
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The ex-dividend date, i.e. the first date in which a new buyer of shares would not be entitled to the dividend, is the business day prior to the record date (see ex-dividend date for exceptions). In the case of a special dividend of 25% or more, however, special rules that are quite different apply.
LONDON (Reuters) -Rolls-Royce will pay a dividend for the first time since the pandemic as Chief Executive Tufan Erginbilgic's recovery plan gathers pace, with the British aero engine maker ...
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.