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ladymione
Joined: 11 Jul 2008
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| Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 2:37 am Post subject: How to compute shareholder earnings and dividends? |
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Hi to all!
I need help in computing dividends for company shareholders. Or should I say, how much should each shareholders get during the fiscal year? Do shareholders get their profit only during the fiscal year or can be quarterly also? We have 3 general partners and 1 limited partner. The general manager has higher share among the 2 general partners.
Actually I don't know much so I really don't know what exactly should I ask.
Please, any information regarding this will be very much appreciated. |
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stasia2003
Joined: 25 Feb 2008
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Location: FL
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| Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 5:23 am Post subject: Re: How to compute shareholder earnings and dividends? |
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ladymione wrote: Hi to all!
I need help in computing dividends for company shareholders. Or should I say, how much should each shareholders get during the fiscal year? Do shareholders get their profit only during the fiscal year or can be quarterly also? We have 3 general partners and 1 limited partner. The general manager has higher share among the 2 general partners.
Actually I don't know much so I really don't know what exactly should I ask.
Please, any information regarding this will be very much appreciated.
Good morning. The calculations and distribution of dividends is usually decided by the Board of Directors I believe.
Is this a corporation? I sounds more like a partnership so there definitely should have been a plan put together about how much each partner would get of the profits and how often it would be distributed. Technically, I don't think they would be referred to as shareholders. When I hear shareholder, I think stockholders and there is no stock in a partnership. Also, there are no "dividends" either so to speak because again, this is not a corporation.
Now, if I'm wrong, someone please correct me. :D |
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ladymione
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| Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 11:01 am Post subject: |
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I see. Thanks! :)
For learning purposes, I would like to know if a shareholder gets interest whenever the dividend is released. If yes, by how many percent?
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stasia2003
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| Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 10:16 pm Post subject: |
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ladymione wrote: I see. Thanks! :)
For learning purposes, I would like to know if a shareholder gets interest whenever the dividend is released. If yes, by how many percent?
:D
I can't answer that question because it's decided by the Board of Directors. It could be whatever they want it to be. It's not a figure that is pulled out of thin air or based on industry practice. You need to go back to the partnership agreement and see what the profit share is. |
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