DIVIDENDS PER SHARE Definition

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DIVIDENDS PER SHARE (DPS) ratio is very similar to the EPS: EPS shows what shareholders earned by way of profit for a period whereas DPS shows how much the shareholders were actually paid by way of dividends. The formula: Dividends per share = Dividends paid to equity shareholders / Average number of issued equity shares.

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GLOBALIZATION is the name for the process of increasing the connectivity and interdependence of the worlds markets and businesses. In its literal sense, globalization is a social change, an increased connectivity among societies and their elements due to transculturation; the explosive evolutions of transport and communication technologies to facilitate international cultural and economic exchange are examples of globalization.

EXEMPT is being freed from or not subject to an obligation, liability, tax, etc.; excused. Examples: exempt gifts or tax-exempt bonus.

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