Sentences with phrase «preferred share dividends»

For example, a company that missed two years worth of preferred share dividends would have to pay all the missed payments before it paid out anything to the common shareholders.

That's why reliable preferred share dividends paid by solid companies are considered fixed income.

If a company runs into financial difficulties, it first cuts common share dividends, then it cuts preferred share dividends.

First, most kinds of preferred share dividends are fixed at a set rate when they're issued.

Adjusted Net Income includes preferred share dividends through December 2017.

Earnings growth primarily resulted from higher net interest income and lower preferred share dividends, partly offset by lower non-interest income, increased non-interest expenses and a marginally higher provision for credit losses.

However, he noted that since preferred share dividends are treated more favourably than interest income from a tax perspective, these securities pay 8.625 per cent on an interest - equivalent basis.

Preferred share terms usually specify that no common share dividends can be paid if preferred share dividends are not paid as required.

These positive earnings drivers were more than offset by the combined impact of several factors, including increased energy - related provisions for credit losses, a 17 basis point decline in net interest margin, moderate growth of non-interest expenses, the addition of acquisition - related contingent consideration fair value changes reflecting performance within CWB Maxium Financial (CWB Maxium), higher preferred share dividends, and the 20 % increase to CWB's income tax rate in Alberta.

Second, preferred share dividends are more reliable than the dividends paid on a company's common shares — but less reliable than the interest paid on its bonds.

This means that preferred share dividends must be paid prior to any common dividends being paid.