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What Does Accrued Dividend Mean ?

July 16th, 2009 admin No comments

Definition1:

Regular dividend considered to have been earned by the stockholders, but not yet declared or payable. Accrued dividends are booked as a liability from the declaration date and remain as such until the dividend payment date.  

 

Definition2:

A dividend which has remained unpaid as of the date it fell due and which has accumulated over a period of time.

 

Definition3:

A liability listed on a company’s balance sheet, where it remains until the payment date is up and remuneration is due to the shareholders.

 

Definition4:

A regular dividend that is considered to be earned but not declared or payable.

What Does Abnormal Return Mean

July 16th, 2009 admin No comments

Is the difference between the expected return of a security and the actual return. Used to describe the returns generated by a given security or portfolio over a period of time that is different from the expected rate of return.

 

AbnormalReturn = ActualReturn − NormalReturn

 

The expected rate of return is the estimated return based on an asset pricing model, using a long run historical average or multiple valuations.

 

For example

 

If a MSFT stock increased by 10% because of some news which affected the stock price, but the average market only increased by 6%, then the abnormal return was 4% (10% – 6% = 4%). If the market average performs better than the individual stock then the abnormal return will be negative i.e stock by 6% and average market by10%, then abnormal return will be -4.