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dividend payout ratio [1 record]

Record 1 2016-06-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Financial and Budgetary Management
DEF

A ratio which measures the percentage of net income paid out in cash dividends.

OBS

This ratio is considered the basic indicator of a firm's dividend policy. It is calculated by dividing dividends by net earnings available to the common stockholders.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion budgétaire et financière
DEF

Ratio indicateur de la ligne de conduite d'une société en matière de dividendes, égal au quotient obtenu en divisant les dividendes distribués par cette société au cours d'un exercice par le bénéfice net de cet exercice.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Gestión presupuestaria y financiera
DEF

Parte del beneficio distribuible que se destina al pago de dividendos y no a reservas voluntarias.

OBS

Se calcula como cociente entre el dividendo y el beneficio neto.

OBS

tasa de reparto de dividendos: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que la expresión "tasa de reparto de dividendos" es una alternativa en español al término inglés "pay-out ratio".

OBS

porcentaje a dividendo: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

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