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Discover LudwigThe phrase "above payout" is not standard in written English and may cause confusion.
It could be used in contexts discussing financial terms or conditions, but it would need clarification or additional context to be fully understood.
Example: "The terms of the contract specify that any bonuses will be distributed above payout thresholds."
Alternatives: "over the payout" or "beyond the payout".
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After all, he kept the company's dividend way above payout ratio, which justifiably depressed its stock price.
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Overall claims also dipped in 2003, despite above-average payouts for natural disasters that included last year's wildfires in Southern California, said Dick Luedke, a spokesman for the company.
Competition has prompted a handful of charities to offer above-average payouts.
On platforms such as Spotify, access could be tiered, so artists get a premium above the payouts they're getting at the moment.
The table on this page lists companies with above-average yields and payout ratios below 50%.
Over the last 24 years, the company has only lowered its dividend one single quarter (in 2007), then it raised it back above the previous payout the very next one.
SSE, which earlier this week promised above-inflation dividend payouts to its shareholders, admitted that raising gas and electricity hikes over £100 to an average of £1,465 per annum would lead to more fuel poverty.
You sometimes see payout ratios above 100%, so companies are borrowing to pay dividends.
The treated group consists of individuals aged 65 and above in 2016 who received SSS payouts, while the control group consists of younger individuals aged 56 to 63 in 2016 who are not age eligible to receive SSS payouts yet.
Meanwhile, no apologies are forthcoming – in fact the boss of Go Ahead, David Brown, has just seen his annual pay soar above £2m, and the dividend payout to his shareholders has jumped to £37m.
The company also has an above-average 3.0% dividend yield and a payout ratio of just under 40% using expected adjusted earnings for fiscal 2018.
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