The Annual Amount of Cash Dividends Per Share Distributed to Common

question 64

Multiple Choice

The annual amount of cash dividends per share distributed to common shareholders relative to the share's market price is called the:

• A) Earnings per share.
• B) Current yield.
• C) Dividend yield.
• D) Dividend payout ratio.
• E) Price-earnings ratio.

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