Regarding interim and final dividend

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Querist : Anonymous

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12 September 2012 I AM NOT CLEAR WITH THE CONCEPTS OF INTERIM AND FINAL DIVIDEND AND ITS EFFECT ON MKT PRICE OF SHARE OF A COMPANY.KINDLY TELL ME IN DETAIL.

CA Sripal Jain

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12 September 2012 Interim Dividends are declared and distributed before the company’s annual earnings have been known.

These interim dividends are paid out of undistributed profits (reserves) brought from previous periods.

A company may choose to pay interim dividend quarterly or half yearly as long as it has adequate undistributed profits brought forward from previous periods.

These dividends usually accompanies the company’s interim financial statements
Final dividends are declared at the end of the financial period whereby the directors are aware of the companyâ€™s profitability and financial health.

Normally, final dividends are declared before the books are closed and will be paid the following year. Thus final dividends will appears as dividend payable or proposed dividends under current liabilities in the Balance Sheet of that period.

Normally, compared to interim dividends, the final dividends % constitute the largest payout.

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Querist : Anonymous

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13 September 2012 THANKS FR THE INFORMATION SIR PLEASE TELL ME MORE ABOUT THE CHANGE IN MARKET PRICE OF A SHARE DUE TO INTERIM AND FINAL DIVIDEND.AND ALSO PLEASE CLARIFY THE FOLLOWING ASPECTS:
1.EX DIVIDEND PRICE
2.CUM DIVIDEND PRICE

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CA Sripal Jain

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17 September 2012 change in market price:whenver dividends are declared the share price comes down,say if its a cash dividend or any kind,as the earnings get reduced and therfore there is a correction in market price of share

2. EX-dividend is the share price excluding the dividend component
CUM is including the dividend portion

Querist : Anonymous

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17 September 2012 SORRY SIR I STILL HAVE A QUERY WHEN THE INTERIM DIVIDEND IS DECLARED INVESTORS WILL BUY THE SHARES OF THOSE COMPANY AND WHEN DEMAND GOES UP IT WILL NATURALLY LEAD TO INCREASE N PRICE OF SHARE.HOWEVER AFTER THE RECORD DATE THE PRICE OF THE SHARE WILL COME DOWN.TILL THE RECORD DATE THE PRICE OF SHARE WILL CONTINUE TO REMAIN UP.PLEASE CORRECT ME IF I AM WRONG.SORRY FOR THE TROUBLE ONCE AGAIN.