"Yield" is usually used to mean "dividend yield," or the annual dividend paid per common share divided by the market price per common share. The dividend paid was $2/share, calculated by dividing the total amount of the dividend ($700,000) by the number of common shares outstanding (350,000). The market price per common share is $18. Therefore, the yield on common stock is $2 / $18, which equals .1111 or 11.11%. "Yield" is usually used to mean "dividend yield," or the annual dividend paid per common share divided by the market price per common share. This is the earnings per common share divided by the market price per common share. "Yield" is usually used to mean "dividend yield," or the annual dividend paid per common share divided by the market price per common share. This is the dividend paid per common share divided by the par value per common share. "Yield" is usually used to mean "dividend yield," or the annual dividend paid per common share divided by the market price per common share. This is total dividends (preferred and common), or $760,000, divided by the book value of the total of common stock and preferred stock, or $4,500,000.
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