asharein acompanythat gives theownertherighttoreceiveadividend(=partof the company'sprofit)beforedividendsarepaidtoownersofcommonshares, or whendividendsoncommonsharesare notpaidat all
During its 2009 fiscal year, the firm also concluded apreferenceshareissue, with subscriptions of over $500 million.
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What difference is there between apreferencesharewith a fixed rate of interest, and a debenture?
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It seems that these things are not so much like a form of money but more like a kind ofpreferenceshare.
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One of the most important factors in determining the price of apreferenceshareis the number of times that the dividend is covered.
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That made them nothing much more than apreferencesharewith rights of dividend income but without the benefit of capital gain.
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A company with a 5 per cent, tax-free preference issue will bear the burden, in practice, of a 10 per cent,preferenceshare.
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That is the income debenture bond, which is nothing more or less than apreferenceshare.
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I see no reason why anybody should not own apreferencesharein industry, or a debenture.
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In small businesses much of the capital raised to run companies is raised throughpreferenceshareissues.
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It was a ratio of two ordinary to onepreferenceshare.
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