Sentences with phrase «dividend companies such»

As a result, the biggest losses went to high - dividend companies such as utility and real estate companies whose stocks become less appealing than bonds to investors seeking income.

Not exact matches

Companies like Target (tgt) and Kohl's (kss) are finally starting to reap the dividends of billions in investments in e-commerce, such as retrofitting stores so they support online orders.

The disruption caused by Uber and other companies in markets such as Kenya and South Africa demonstrates this point: The digital dividend can be a potent force when companies harness it correctly.

He began paying himself and his wife a modest salary, which he also pays fees on (such as FICA and unemployment insurance), and then paying himself a monthly dividend from the extra profits his company was earning.

It's not unusual to see companies trading well above 20 times earnings these days, especially more bond - like businesses, such as dividend - paying consumer staples, utilities and other defensive equities, says Arthur Heinmaa, chief investment officer at Cidel Asset Management.

It was only after Tim Cook took over the company as CEO in 2011 — and after investors such as Carl Icahn called for much a «bigger and immediate» buyback program in 2013 — that Apple's dividend and buyback programs ballooned to the current sizes.

This means that a Canadian company with a subsidiary in Bermuda, for example, can bring back foreign profit tax - free in the form of a dividend — provided the subsidiary is carrying out active business, such as sales or manufacturing, and is not merely a P.O. box.

The initial exchange ratio of 0.2745 Disney shares for each 21st Century Fox share was set based on an estimate of such tax liabilities to be covered by an $ 8.5 billion cash dividend to 21st Century Fox from the company to be spun off.

While the past is no guarantee of the future, it seems to be a reasonable probability bet that firms selling the essentials of everyday life are, as a group, going to have an easier time maintaining their dividend distributions compared to companies such as, say, those involved in manufacturing automobiles.

Exchange traded funds (ETFs), such as the iShares Short Maturity Bond ETF (NEAR), the iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL), the iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (DGRO), and the iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ), can provide access to short duration bonds, high quality companies, and Japan.

Investment income (loss) is realized when the Company redeems all or a portion of its investment or when the Company receives cash income, such as dividends or distributions.

creation of additional shares of Series C convertible preferred stock; or (iii) effect a change of control, liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the Company in which the holders of Series C convertible preferred stock would receive an amount per share less than the original issue price plus any declared but unpaid dividends on such shares of Series C convertible preferred stock.

First, the cost of capital has improved, so companies may be encouraged to borrow to increase shareholder - friendly policies for investors, such as dividends and share buybacks.

For stocks, it's important to have stocks in your portfolio from a large variety of companies, including companies in different sectors or industries, such as consumer staples or materials; from companies of different sizes, such as large - cap or small - cap stocks; from companies in different countries and from companies that either have growth potential or good dividend yields.

The purchase price of each Share will be (i) not less than the net asset value per Share (the «NAV Per Share») of the Company's common stock (as determined in good faith by the board of directors of the Company or a committee thereof, in its sole discretion) immediately prior to the Expiration Date (as defined in the Offer to Purchase)(the date of repurchase) and (ii) not more than 2.5 % greater than the NAV Per Share as of such date, plus any unpaid dividends accrued through the expiration date of the Tender Offer.

Important factors that may affect the Company's business and operations and that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to, increased competition; the Company's ability to maintain, extend and expand its reputation and brand image; the Company's ability to differentiate its products from other brands; the consolidation of retail customers; the Company's ability to predict, identify and interpret changes in consumer preferences and demand; the Company's ability to drive revenue growth in its key product categories, increase its market share, or add products; an impairment of the carrying value of goodwill or other indefinite - lived intangible assets; volatility in commodity, energy and other input costs; changes in the Company's management team or other key personnel; the Company's inability to realize the anticipated benefits from the Company's cost savings initiatives; changes in relationships with significant customers and suppliers; execution of the Company's international expansion strategy; changes in laws and regulations; legal claims or other regulatory enforcement actions; product recalls or product liability claims; unanticipated business disruptions; failure to successfully integrate the Company; the Company's ability to complete or realize the benefits from potential and completed acquisitions, alliances, divestitures or joint ventures; economic and political conditions in the nations in which the Company operates; the volatility of capital markets; increased pension, labor and people - related expenses; volatility in the market value of all or a portion of the derivatives that the Company uses; exchange rate fluctuations; disruptions in information technology networks and systems; the Company's inability to protect intellectual property rights; impacts of natural events in the locations in which the Company or its customers, suppliers or regulators operate; the Company's indebtedness and ability to pay such indebtedness; the Company's dividend payments on its Series A Preferred Stock; tax law changes or interpretations; pricing actions; and other factors.

While it is true that several of the names listed might not have a rosy dividend future, companies such as ORI and CEO are very dividend friendly.

High - dividend stocks such as utilities and phone companies fell; those stocks are often compared to bonds and they tend to fall when bond yields rise, as higher bond yields make the stocks less appealing to investors seeking income.

Accordingly, the Company no longer pays any associated dividends, and there were no such dividend payments in 2017.

Important factors that may affect the Company's business and operations and that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to, operating in a highly competitive industry; changes in the retail landscape or the loss of key retail customers; the Company's ability to maintain, extend and expand its reputation and brand image; the impacts of the Company's international operations; the Company's ability to leverage its brand value; the Company's ability to predict, identify and interpret changes in consumer preferences and demand; the Company's ability to drive revenue growth in its key product categories, increase its market share, or add products; an impairment of the carrying value of goodwill or other indefinite - lived intangible assets; volatility in commodity, energy and other input costs; changes in the Company's management team or other key personnel; the Company's ability to realize the anticipated benefits from its cost savings initiatives; changes in relationships with significant customers and suppliers; the execution of the Company's international expansion strategy; tax law changes or interpretations; legal claims or other regulatory enforcement actions; product recalls or product liability claims; unanticipated business disruptions; the Company's ability to complete or realize the benefits from potential and completed acquisitions, alliances, divestitures or joint ventures; economic and political conditions in the United States and in various other nations in which we operate; the volatility of capital markets; increased pension, labor and people - related expenses; volatility in the market value of all or a portion of the derivatives we use; exchange rate fluctuations; risks associated with information technology and systems, including service interruptions, misappropriation of data or breaches of security; the Company's ability to protect intellectual property rights; impacts of natural events in the locations in which we or the Company's customers, suppliers or regulators operate; the Company's indebtedness and ability to pay such indebtedness; the Company's ownership structure; the impact of future sales of its common stock in the public markets; the Company's ability to continue to pay a regular dividend; changes in laws and regulations; restatements of the Company's consolidated financial statements; and other factors.

As such, the Company is one of the largest dividend payers in the world and has the largest share repurchase authorization in history.

Stocks of companies such as Coca Cola, ExxonMobil, Chevron, Nestlé, Novartis, Roche and Unilever with a long track record of increasing their dividends have played an important role in my portfolio over the last years.

As a dividend growth investor, I rather see companies like big money making machine and assess their value as such.

From time to time I also added some stocks of companies that held their dividends steady for several years such as Shell, HSBC or Zurich Insurance.

As a dividend growth investor, I would rather see companies as big money making machines and assess their value as such.

In one of my latest blogposts, I wrote about the importance of putting rock solid defensive companies such as consumer staples at the core of the investment portfolio in order to build an ever growing passive income machine as a dividend growth investor.

In addition to individual Long Ideas, we provide Model Portfolios that provide well - screened lists of companies based on specific criteria such as return on invested capital (ROIC) or dividend yield.

The company is paying out a third of its profit to shareholders as dividends, and keeping the other two - thirds of its profit for other purposes such as growing the business, making acquisitions, reducing debt levels, or repurchasing shares.

Fundamentally - weighted indexes weight companies based on their economic size using price ratios such as sales, book value, cash flow and dividends.

There are so many great companies showing such stellar dividend growth fundamentals that you don't really need to look around for other stock picks.

With such a small payout ratio the company has a lot of dividend growth ahead of them still.

So much, in fact, that the company can afford to pay a generous dividend (3.3 % yield) while also building cash reserves ($ 20 billion) and making strategic investments such as Infineon Technologies (IFNNY), maker of the chips inside the iPhone 3GS.

Companies can change their dividend policy at any time; although there is a stigma around such a corporate action.

After paying such taxes, the remainder amount should boost earnings per share and these moneys can be either reinvested into the company or distributed to U.S. shareholders via cash dividends or share buy - backs.

Contrary to the conventional quarterly dividend, which delivers a fixed payout until stated otherwise, private equity companies, such as KKR & Co..

Value stocks: companies that appear to be underpriced based on a number of fundmental factors, such as low price - to - earnings and price - to - book ratios or high dividend yield

Large financial institutions such as pension funds and insurance companies own about 80 per cent of the shares in British companies, and generally look for large dividends.

In accordance with the dividend policy, the Board has declared a dividend equal to $ 0.15 per share of common stock of the Company to the holders of record of the common stock of the Company as of the close of business on August 7, 2015, with such dividend being payable on August 17, 2015.

The timing, declaration, amount and payment of any future dividends to stockholders will fall within the discretion of the Board, taking into account such considerations as the Board may deem relevant at the time, including, without limitation, the Company's financial condition, financial performance, available liquidity, any applicable restrictions under the Company's credit facilities and applicable legal requirements.

Contemporaneously with the approval of the spin - off, the Board also approved a policy of paying dividends at an annual rate of $ 0.60 per share of common stock of the Company, payable in four installments of $ 0.15 per share of common stock of the Company, with such quarterly dividends to be declared on a quarterly basis by the Board.

Speculative traders who focus on high - risk, high - reward stocks (such as penny stocks) are more heavily scrutinized than someone who invests in blue - chip, dividend paying companies that are held for the long term.

The company's dividend yield of 3.24 % as of Nov. 18, 2015, puts in on par with the dividend yields of competitors such as Merck, Novartis and Pfizer.

If you are concerned about company specific problems, such as with today's financial institutions, consider a broad based dividend focused Exchange Traded Fund (ETF).

Many companies pay dividends in standard periods of time — such as quarterly or annually.

If dividend income is required, there are other companies in the sector such as CDI Corporation (NYSE: CDI), Compass Diversified Holdings (NASDAQ: CODI), and Heidrick & Struggles International (NASDAQ: HSII) which all pay dividends above average.

Dividend growth has been a priority for Dover, which at 62 consecutive years of annual distribution hikes boasts the third - longest such streak among publicly traded companies.

From time to time I also added some stocks of companies that held their dividends steady for several years such as Shell, HSBC or Zurich Insurance.

In a few cases, such as Canadian Tire and Canadian Western Bank, the company raised its dividend but didn't make the cutoff date.

As the bulk of my investment portfolio consists of Swiss stocks (such as Nestlé, Novartis, Roche, Swiss Re, Zurich Insurance, ABB, UBS etc.), my dividend income is heavily concentrated on the second quarter of each year as these companies usually pay their dividends in April, May or June.

If you receive any stock distribution payments, such as dividends, you should also receive a Form 1099 - DIV from the paying company.