Lecture 2: Dividend Per Share & Dividend Yield. How to Calculate What You're Actually Earning

In this lesson we will learn how to calculate earnings over dividends.

Thandiwe Mbeki

Lecture 2: Dividend Per Share & Dividend Yield. How to Calculate What You're Actually Earning?

Dividend Per Share (DPS)

DPS is simply the total cash a company has paid out per share over a set period — usually the trailing 12 months. Companies on the JSE almost always pay twice a year (interim and final), so DPS is normally the sum of those two payments.

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