Dividends are a return of cash flow. Companies have a long list of items that use cash flow, most of which come before dividends. If you don't understand a company's balance sheet, you could end up ...

Many investors focus on how much a company pays in dividends. Most companies report their dividends on a cash-flow statement or in a separate accounting summary in their regular disclosures to ...

While most dividends are paid in cash, some companies choose to pay dividends in stock. This situation can arise when a company has a legal obligation to pay a dividend, but does not have enough ...

Dividend yield is a commonly used metric for finding dividend stocks to buy and hold. The dividend yield is the amount of a company’s dividend as a percentage of its stock price. Since a company’s ...

Medical Properties Trust recently cut its dividend by nearly 50%. The REIT intends on using that money to repay debt. It's following a blueprint that has worked for other companies in the past.

Dorian LPG stands out as a global LPG shipping leader with a modern, fuel-efficient fleet and a strong balance sheet. Read ...

Q3 results affirm its strong position in an industry poised for a rebound. The furniture industry has struggled for years as high interest rates clamped down on housing activity, but the screws are ...

Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:SWKS) is included among the 10 Cash-Rich Dividend Stocks to Buy Right Now. Skyworks Solutions, ...

California-based crypto bank Silvergate has suspended dividend payouts to preserve its “highly liquid balance sheet.” In a Jan. 27 announcement, the firm stated that it is halting “the payment of ...

Its portfolio produces very stable rental income to support its monthly dividend, which currently yields 4.3%. Agree Realty currently pays out less than 75% of its funds from operations ( FFO) in ...

General Electric is under such financial stress that new CEO Larry Culp is slashing the troubled conglomerate's 119-year-old dividend to just a penny a share. General Electric is under such financial ...

One of the last things an income investor wants to experience is a dividend cut. That's particularly true if you are trying to live off the cash your portfolio generates, perhaps as a supplement to ...