cash dividend
A dividend paid to shareholders in the form of money. [Cases: Corporations 152. C.J.S. Corporations §§ 295–299.]
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dividend reinvestment plan
dividend-reinvestment plan. A stock-purchase program that allows investors to reinvest their dividends, and perhaps convert additional voluntary payments, into shares of the entity’s common stock, usu. with no sales charge, and sometimes at a discount from the stock’s market price. • Although the investor never receives the cash, it is still treated as income to
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cash flow
cash flow. 1. The movement of cash through a business, as a measure of profitability or liquidity. 2. The cash generated from a business or transaction. 3. Cash receipts minus cash disbursements for a given period. — Sometimes written cashflow. cash flow per common share. The cash flow from operations minus preferred stock dividends, divided
asset dividend
A dividend paid in the form of property, usu. the company’s product, rather than in cash or stock. — Also termed property dividend.
scrip dividend
A dividend paid in certificates entitling the holder to ownership of capital stock to be issued in the future. • This type of dividend usu. signals that the corporation’s cash flow is poor. — Also termed liability dividend.
transfer agent run dividend reinvestment plan
A program administered by a financial institution for several companies. • An investor can participate in more than one DRIP program simultaneously and also make additional cash investments in multiple companies.
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dividend reinvestment plan
A stock-purchase program that allows investors to reinvest their dividends, and perhaps convert additional voluntary payments, into shares of the entity’s common stock, usu. with no sales charge, and sometimes at a discount from the stock’s market price. • Although the investor never receives the cash, it is still treated as income to the investor.
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reinvested dividend
A dividend that is used to purchase additional shares in the corporation, instead of being taken in cash by the shareholder. See DIVIDEND-REINVESTMENT PLAN.
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cash flow per common share
The cash flow from operations minus preferred stock dividends, divided by the number of outstanding common shares.
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