What is dividend?

Created by Rushikesh borade, Modified on Wed, 1 May at 12:54 PM by Rushikesh borade

When a company earns profits or has accumulated earnings, it can either be reinvested into the business or can be distributed among the shareholders known as a dividend. Dividends are distributed proportionately among all investors. For example, A company may give ₹5 dividend/ per share so a person with 10 shares of the company will receive ₹50 as a dividend.


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