To get information about MSFTs dividend policy, enter its ticker and select OVERVIEW>FULL REPORTS>WORLDSCOPE FULL REPORTS>FULL COMPANY

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To get information about MSFT’s dividend policy, enter its ticker and select OVERVIEW>FULL REPORTS>WORLDSCOPE FULL REPORTS>FULL COMPANY REPORT. Click on STOCK & EARNINGS DATA and scroll down to the “Annual Historical Data” section. What has happened to MSFT’s dividend per share, dividend yield, and dividend payout over the past 5 years? Do you have any explanations?

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Microsoft’s Dividend Policy

In this chapter’s opening vignette, we discuss Microsoft’s decision to establish a dividend payout policy in 2003. Let’s find out what has happened to Microsoft’s (MSFT) dividend policy since the time of this announcement. We can address this issue by relying on the data that are provided to you in Thomson One.

Dividend
A dividend is a distribution of a portion of company’s earnings, decided and managed by the company’s board of directors, and paid to the shareholders. Dividends are given on the shares. It is a token reward paid to the shareholders for their...

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