HOW TO USE THIS BOOK

摘要

MERGENT'S Dividend Achievers is a compact, easy-to-use reference that provides basic financial and business information on companies that have increased their cash dividend payments for at least ten consecutive years, adjusting for splits. The presentation of background information plus current and historical data provides the answers to four basic questions for each company: 1. What does the company do? (See G.) 2. How has it done in the past? (See B, J.) 3. How is it doing now? (See C, D, H.) 4. How will it fare in the future? (See I.) A. CAPSULE STOCK INFORMATION shows where the stock is traded and its symbol, a recent price and price/earnings ratio, plus the yield afforded by the indicated dividend based on a recent price. The indicated dividend is the current annualized dividend based on the most recent regular cash payment. Also shown is the 52-week range of the Company's stock price.