Operating return on equity is the ratio of annualized operating income less preferred dividends to adjusted average shareholders' equity for the periods presented.
www.digitaljournal.com If dividends are halted with preferred stock, the company can not pay dividends to common shareholders until the preferred dividend is reinstated and shareholders are paid in arrears.
www.usatoday.com The company remains one of my preferred dividend stocks, because of its dominant market position and multifaceted economic moat, which continues to protect revenue growth from competition.
www.fool.ca After preferred dividends, first quarter 2016 net income available to common shareholders was $147,499, or $0.03 per diluted share, compared to $150,816, or $0.03 per diluted share, in the first quarter a year ago.
www.stockhouse.com On the plus side, if a company needs cash, it will cut common dividends before it touches preferred dividends.
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