xxxxx wrote:VituVingiSana wrote:heri wrote:Ericsson wrote:heri wrote:so apparently no dividends
Who said
Sorry i meant no cash dividends. Board is now proposing a bonus issue 1:10
In other words, no dividend. A bonus is not a dividend. Zero cashflow for shareholders.
They should sell their bonus shares

. I've always felt that anyone investing in this counter must prioritize capital gains as opposed to dividends anyway. They have always been MEAN on dividends

But there is no significant difference. Why even give bonus shares? Just sell existing shares.
Just an example:
Assume NCBA has 100,000 shares
1000 shares = 1% shareholding
1,100 (after bonus) = 1% shareholding (of 110,000 shares)
In both the above cases, the shareholder can sell some (100) of his shares for cash. The bonus is a waste of time.
1000-100 = 900 shares = 0.9% shareholding (of 100,000 shares)
1,100 - 100 = 1,000 shares = 0.91% shareholding (of 110,000 shares)
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