cumulative preferred stock

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Noun cumulative preferred stock has 1 sense

cumulative preferred, cumulative preferred stock - preferred stock whose dividends if omitted accumulate until paid out
--₁ is a kind of preferred stock, preferred shares, preference shares

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Cumulative Preferred Stock

Definition:

Cumulative Preferred Stock refers to a type of stock that entitles its shareholders to receive dividends before any dividends are distributed to the holders of common stock. In the event that a company fails to pay the promised dividend, the missed payments accumulate and must be paid in the future.

Usage:

As a noun (finance):

The company issued cumulative preferred stock that guaranteed shareholders a fixed dividend every quarter.
Investors were attracted to the cumulative preferred stock as it provided higher priority in dividend payments compared to common stock.
The cumulative preferred stockholders were relieved when the company announced the payment of all the accumulated dividends.

As an adjective:

The cumulative preferred stock offering was well received by the investors.
The company's board of directors decided to convert the existing preferred stock into cumulative preferred stock.
Due to the cumulative nature of the stock, it was perceived as safer and more stable in terms of dividend payments.

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