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JPaskme1
Dec 21, 2009, 07:17 PM
Info: Dividend Payout Ratio:

$3.15 dividend paid per share/.85 per share earning = 3.705 or 371%
Is this correct?

ArcSine
Dec 22, 2009, 05:45 AM
Sure, if the current dividend includes a payout of prior years' accumulated but previously undistributed earnings.