Identifying and Analyzing Financial Statement Effects of
Cash Dividends
On its Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, Bank of
America Corp. reported the following relating to dividends on its
Series 5 Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Preferred stock.
Dividend Payment Date | Dividend Per Share | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
22-Feb-16 | 0.26668 | |||
23-Nov-15 | 0.26668 | |||
21-Aug-15 | 0.26668 | |||
21-May-15 | 0.25834 | |||
23-Feb-15 | 0.26668 |
There were 14,058 million shares of this preferred stock
outstanding throughout the year. Determine the total dividends that
Bank of America paid during fiscal 2015.
Round answer to the nearest million.
Answer | |||
Calculation of total dividends paid during fiscal 2015 : | |||
Date | Outstanding stock (In Million) | Dividend per Share | Dividend paid (In Million) |
23-Nov-15 | 14,058 | $0.26668 | $ 3,748.98 |
21-Aug-15 | 14,058 | $0.26668 | $ 3,748.98 |
21-May-15 | 14,058 | $0.25834 | $ 3,631.74 |
23-Feb-15 | 14,058 | $0.26668 | $ 3,748.98 |
Total | $ 14,878.68 | ||
Total Dividend paid is $ 14879 Million (Approx). | |||
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