2006-12-08 03:32:42 · 6 answers · asked by Badboysx1 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ Australia
Share of share holders in the profit of a company
2006-12-11 22:08:19 · answer #1 · answered by glover 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you are talking about Stock Dividend. A company every year keep aside a portion of their Net Income for investment purposes or for future use. Some times companies reach a situation where they need not any more need this fund which is called retained earnings. Then they will issue Share dividends on this to the existing share holders. Company will stipulate say 1:5 dividned stock, then for every 100 shares you own you will get additional 500 shares more which will be priced at par and this retained earnings is converted to equity in the names of the existing stock holders.
2006-12-08 03:57:53 · answer #2 · answered by Mathew C 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dividend shares mean that you get a percentage of the profits which are made by a company after the overheads and all the necessary payments have been met. If a company is true to its investors and says that they have earned a £100,000,000 in profit then it depends on how many shares you hold and how many investors within that company...payment varies on what you yourself have bought in shares.
2006-12-11 01:17:12 · answer #3 · answered by Le Baron 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you mean dividend per share?
2006-12-08 03:34:32 · answer #4 · answered by David545 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably in N.Z. it means a share of stock that pays a portion of the profits to shareholders.Could be a low % or high %.Hope this helps...
2006-12-08 03:38:57 · answer #5 · answered by candlestick1st 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably meas the yield from your investment. I assume its an investment. This is usually paid yearly back to you unless you opted to reinvest it rather than take as a payment.
2006-12-08 03:46:56 · answer #6 · answered by hugbobs 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋