A payment made by a company to its shareholders is called a dividend.
This refers to the idea that the price of a dividend (a corporate payment made by a corporation to its shareholders) signals positive future performance of the company.
A dividend is a payment made by a company to its shareholders from its profits, while a capital gain is the profit made from selling an investment or asset for more than its purchase price.
Capital gain is the profit made from selling an investment or asset for more than its purchase price, while a dividend is a payment made by a company to its shareholders from its profits.
Customarily, it is referred to as a "claim".
Shareholders are actually owners of the company in which they hold stock in. All decisions should be made with the consideration of maximizing shareholders wealth. It is not to just increase the size of the company or to see that executives get rich but rather to maximize the return for shareholders/owners of the corporation.
No country owns the Apple company. It is based in California in the USA but is owned by its many shareholders.
Ex Gratia means "by favor". In legal terms, this is a payment made by a company or employer when no payment is obligated. The payment is not made because a person is employed by the company and is unconnected to the services the company provides.
The dividends encourage the people to buy shares in the company as they would receive a share of the profits made by business they invested in.
A fixed payment which is made annually is called an annuity.
A dividend.
Preference dividends are payments made to preferred shareholders before any dividends are distributed to ordinary shareholders. They typically have a fixed rate and are paid out regardless of the company's profitability, ensuring a more stable return for preferred investors. Ordinary dividends, on the other hand, are paid to common shareholders and can vary based on the company's performance and discretion of the board, reflecting the company's profitability and growth prospects. In essence, preference dividends provide more security and priority in payment compared to ordinary dividends.
Paid up capital stock is that share capital for which investors or shareholders has made full payment to acquire them.