Interim Dividend

Interim Dividend
A dividend declared and distributed part way through a company's financial year, before annual earnings have been calculated, authorized solely by the directors.

interim dividend: A dividend that is declared and paid before annual earnings have been determined, generally quarterly.

Interim Dividend - A dividend declared part way through a company's financial year, authorized solely by the directors.
Intermediate-Term Bonds - Those maturing five to ten years after original issue.

Interim dividend
The declaration and payment of a dividend prior to annual earnings determination.
Interim financing
A short-term loan made to a company on the condition that a takeout will follow with long-term or intermediate financing.

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In the UK, there is traditionally a main dividend and an interim dividend during a company's accounting year. Normally, the dividend is expressed on a 'per share' basis, for instance - 3p per share.

In the UK, for example, they are usually paid every six months. The first is known as an interim dividend, whilst the second is known as the final dividend.

But NGG's final dividend, paid out at the start of the year, can be as twice as high as its interim dividend, paid in August. So sometimes on these public sites the yield looks extra high, while other times it looks too low.

The last dividend of a firm's fiscal year. The final dividend is declared when management is able to estimate rather accurately the firm's earnings and its dividend-paying ability. Also called year-end dividend. Compare interim dividend.

interim dividend A dividend which is declared and distributed before the firm's annual earnings have been calculated; often distributed quarterly. interim financing The short-term financing issued in anticipation of longer-term financing.

See also: Dividend, Share, Investment, Earnings, Return