http://www.stockgumshoe.com/2008/01/brazilian-utility-high-yielder-part-two.html Frustrated or intrigued by email teasers from investment newsletters and advisers? We solve them and track their performance here ... so stick around, participate and subscribe (it's free)! Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:52:09 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.stockgumshoe.com/2008/01/brazilian-utility-high-yielder-part-two.html/comment-page-1#comment-1008 StockGumshoe Thu, 24 Jan 2008 14:02:22 +0000 http://www.stockgumshoe.com/2008/01/brazilian-utility-high-yielder-part-two.html#comment-1008 True, most Brazilian stocks are quite volatile, especially in dollars. They generally have dividend policies that set a certain level of payout of earnings, they don't have the same focus as US companies on keeping a steady and growing payout regardless of earnings volatility (I've found this to be the case in most foreign companies, the dividend is "you share of the earnings", whatever those earnings were, it's not a sacrosanct number that the company kills itself to avoid cutting). Most Brazilian companies pay out annual dividends in two unequal payments. True, most Brazilian stocks are quite volatile, especially in dollars. They generally have dividend policies that set a certain level of payout of earnings, they don’t have the same focus as US companies on keeping a steady and growing payout regardless of earnings volatility (I’ve found this to be the case in most foreign companies, the dividend is “you share of the earnings”, whatever those earnings were, it’s not a sacrosanct number that the company kills itself to avoid cutting). Most Brazilian companies pay out annual dividends in two unequal payments.

]]> http://www.stockgumshoe.com/2008/01/brazilian-utility-high-yielder-part-two.html/comment-page-1#comment-1001 Barbara Thu, 24 Jan 2008 02:01:59 +0000 http://www.stockgumshoe.com/2008/01/brazilian-utility-high-yielder-part-two.html#comment-1001 CPL is a very volitile stock for a utility. It paid a nice dividend in Aug of 07 and also in March of 07, but seems to be rather unpredictable as to when the divi is paid. CPL is a very volitile stock for a utility. It paid a nice dividend in Aug of 07 and also in March of 07, but seems to be rather unpredictable as to when the divi is paid.

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