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dividend payout ratio |
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Dividend Payout Ratio The percentage of earnings paid to shareholders in dividends. Calculated as: ![]() Notes: The payout ratio provides an idea of how well earnings support the dividend payments. More mature companies will typically have a higher payout ratio.In the UK there is a similar ratio is known as dividend cover, calculated as earnings per share divided by dividend per share. Dividend payout ratio
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| The Company bases its decisions on dividends on a comprehensive assessment of earnings trends, the level of internal reserves needed for future growth and the dividend payout ratio. For the first quarter 2003, the company's dividend payout ratio on FFO was 68. This healthy dividend increase reflects the confidence of our Board of Directors in our ability to generate strong cash flow that supports our objective of a 35 to 45 percent dividend payout ratio in addition to funding the current and future growth initiatives of Bemis' operations. |
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