Dividend requirement

Dividend Requirement
Dividend Requirement definition :
The annual earnings minimum required for payment of dividends on a preferred stock.
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DIVIDEND REQUIREMENT - The annual earnings minimum required for payment of dividends on a preferred sto...
DIVIDEND RIGHTS - A shareholder's rights to receive per-share dividends identical to those other shareh...

Dividend Requirement
The amount of annual earnings needed to pay a preferred stock's contracted dividend.
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There is no mandatory dividend requirement, and the dividends are a matter of discretion for the board of directors to consider.

It is calculated by dividing the annual net income less any preferred stock dividend requirements by the average common shareholders' equity during the year.

Dividend reinvestment plans allow shareholders to accumulate stock over the long term using dollar cost averaging. The DRP is usually administered by the company without charges to the holder.
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See also: Cash Dividend, Dividend Reinvestment Plan, Ex-Dividend Date, Ex-dividend, Expense