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RATIO DISTRIBUTION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-06-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Financial and Budgetary Management
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- dividend payout ratio
1, record 1, English, dividend%20payout%20ratio
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- payout ratio 2, record 1, English, payout%20ratio
correct
- dividend pay-out ratio 3, record 1, English, dividend%20pay%2Dout%20ratio
correct
- pay-out ratio 4, record 1, English, pay%2Dout%20ratio
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A ratio which measures the percentage of net income paid out in cash dividends. 5, record 1, English, - dividend%20payout%20ratio
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 5, record 1, English, - dividend%20payout%20ratio
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Gestion budgétaire et financière
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ratio dividendes/bénéfice
1, record 1, French, ratio%20dividendes%2Fb%C3%A9n%C3%A9fice
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- ratio de distribution 1, record 1, French, ratio%20de%20distribution
correct, masculine noun
- taux de distribution 1, record 1, French, taux%20de%20distribution
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 1, record 1, French, - ratio%20dividendes%2Fb%C3%A9n%C3%A9fice
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Gestión presupuestaria y financiera
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- tasa de reparto de dividendos
1, record 1, Spanish, tasa%20de%20reparto%20de%20dividendos
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- porcentaje a dividendo 2, record 1, Spanish, porcentaje%20a%20dividendo
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Parte del beneficio distribuible que se destina al pago de dividendos y no a reservas voluntarias. 2, record 1, Spanish, - tasa%20de%20reparto%20de%20dividendos
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Se calcula como cociente entre el dividendo y el beneficio neto. 1, record 1, Spanish, - tasa%20de%20reparto%20de%20dividendos
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 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". 1, record 1, Spanish, - tasa%20de%20reparto%20de%20dividendos
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
porcentaje a dividendo: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial. 3, record 1, Spanish, - tasa%20de%20reparto%20de%20dividendos
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