Preferred Stock Typically Has a Par Value, and the Dividend

question 20

True/False

Preferred stock typically has a par value, and the dividend is often stated as a percentage of par.The par value is also important in the event of liquidation, as the preferred stockholders are generally entitled to receive the par value before anything is given to the common stockholders.

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Definitions:

Net Float

The difference between checks written against and deposited in an account, which has not yet been cleared and credited or debited.

Writes Cheques

The act of creating a written document instructing a bank to pay a specific amount of money from the writer's account.

Cheques Clear

Refers to the process by which a bank verifies that the funds available in the account of the individual who wrote the cheque are sufficient to cover the amount, and subsequently moves those funds to the account of the cheque recipient.

Incremental Bad Debt

Additional losses expected from non-payment or default by borrowers beyond what was originally anticipated.