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A Question: Seems like a simple question but need clarification for exam purpose

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April 17, 2017 at 9:06 pm #382226
deanne
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Does dividend cover specifically refers to the capacity to pay preference shareholders or all shareholders.
April 18, 2017 at 6:01 am #382269
John Moffat
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Neither 🙂
It is the capacity to pay ordinary shareholders. (profits available for ordinary shareholders divided by the dividend to ordinary shareholders)
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