dividend payout ratio
dividend-payout ratio. A profitability ratio computed by dividing annual dividends per share by earnings per share.
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payout ratio
payout ratio. The ratio between a corporation’s dividends per share and its earnings per share. Cf. COMMON-STOCK RATIO.
common stock ratio
common-stock ratio. The relationship of outstanding common stock to the corporation’s total capitalization. • The common-stock ratio measures the relative claims of stockholders to earnings (earnings per share and payout ratio), cash flow (cash flow per share), and equity (book value per share). Cf. PAYOUT RATIO.
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