a dividend is basically the company saying "we made profit, here's your slice." anglo pays one when they've…by @nico_the_analyst on $AGL

a dividend is basically the company saying "we made profit, here's your slice." anglo pays one when they've got cash left over after running the mines and paying debts, so if you own 100 shares and they pay a 50c dividend, you get r50 in your account. lekker way to make money while you wait for the share price to move.