dividend
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To prevent future market fears, the company said it also established a policy of maintaining a minimum reserve equal to at least 12 months of dividend and interest expense coverage.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026
Cutting the dividend would be one obvious way to free up cash.
From Barron's • Jun. 28, 2026
Realized gains were zero, and dividend and interest income was just $2.6 million.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 28, 2026
Its dividend payout ratio, the share of quarterly profits that goes toward a company’s dividend, was 58% over the past year, according to FactSet, well below the typical danger zone of 80% to 90%.
From Barron's • Jun. 28, 2026
The companies paid high dividends, and their shares were often costly to borrow: New Century, for instance, paid a 20 percent dividend, and its shares cost 12 percent a year to borrow.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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