Dividend is a powerful variable that confirms the profitability of a company. Unlike many other financial factors that can be used to evaluate a firm, dividend is a simple and quick way to determine a firm’s financial strength. However just dividend payment themselves do not give the full financial picture. This is especially true with …
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In a December 2009 post I wrote that the S&P 500 Index lost 23% from Dec 31, 1999 thru Dec 14, 2009 referring to an article in Bloomberg BusinessWeek. During this time the indices of many other countries performed relatively better than the S&P 500. In that same article I quoted a piece in The …
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The European debt crisis is again taking the center stage in recent weeks as countries such as Greece and Portugal are struggling with mountains of debt and may need further bailouts. As we all know there is good and bad debt. Just like individuals, the type of debt a country holds and the ability to …
The STOXX EU Enlarged 15 Index represents the largest companies in the 10 European member states which joined the European Union after 2004: Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Bulgaria and Romania. 1.Company: Bank of Cyprus (BACPY) Current Dividend Yield: 5.27% Sector: Banking Country: Cyprus 2.Company: CEZ (CZAVF) Sector: Utilities …
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The financial system in Mongolia is dominated by commercial banks. As of September 2010, the 14 registered commercial banks accounted for 96 percent of total financial system assets.The Mongolia Stock Exchange(MSE) was established in 1991, following the privatization of 475 state-owned enterprises. About 337 companies are now listed on the MSE. The size of the …
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