Cash dividends Flashcards
(5 cards)
1
Q
Cash dividends:
A
- Ordinary: 4times per year
- Liquidating dividend: when a company goes to bankruptcy
- Extraordinary: specific events
ASV = PPS * (Prev n shares/ actual n shares)
2
Q
Stock swap:
A
- Is a technical process aimed at making unlisted shares tradable on a stock exchange.
- It does not alter the shareholder´s investment value but enhances their abilty to sell the shares easily.
- Occurs when a share exchange involves an old series of shares (not listed on the stock exchange) being exchanges for a new series of shares (listed and tradable on the stock exchange).
3
Q
Stock subscription
A
A stock subscription is a formal agreement between a company and an investor in which the investor agrees to purchase certain number of shares of the company´s stock, typically at preferential price.
ASV Stock Sub = ((prev price per share*prev n shares)+(preferential price * new shares)) / total of shares
4
Q
Ex dividend
A
An ex-dividend stock means that the right to receive the
next dividend payment has expired for anyone who buys the
stock on or after the ex-dividend date
5
Q
Stock dividend
A
A stock dividend is a payment to shareholders that consists of
additional shares of a company’s stock rather than cash