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  • Dec 21, 2009, 07:17 PM
    JPaskme1
    Is a 371% dividend payout ratio possible?
    Info: Dividend Payout Ratio:

    $3.15 dividend paid per share/.85 per share earning = 3.705 or 371%
    Is this correct?
  • Dec 22, 2009, 05:45 AM
    ArcSine
    Sure, if the current dividend includes a payout of prior years' accumulated but previously undistributed earnings.

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