CUMULATIVE PREFERRED STOCK Definition

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CUMULATIVE PREFERRED STOCK is preferred stock which gives holder a right to dividends if they have not been paid in a given year.

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YIELD ON STOCK is the percentage of the annual dividend to the current price of the stock, e.g., a $30 stock with a dividend of $2.00 has a yield of 6.6%.

PUBLIC CORPORATION is a corporation formed by federal, state or local governments for specific public purposes.

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