preference shares has the preferred right to get profit or dividend from profit of the company every year. If company not pay the profit in any year even then in cummulative preference shares case profit for that year keep continues to add until it is paid on the other hand in case of non-cummulative preference shares if company not declare profit distribution for any year it will not add to next period.
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Cumulative shares are when the shares are combined and then evenly distributed to the share holders. Non cumulative preference shares are when they go to certain people first.
Cumulative shares are when the shares are combined and then evenly distributed to the share holders. Non cumulative preference shares are when they go to certain people first.
The non cumulative irredeemable preference shares do not accumulate over time. This therefore means that they cannot be redeemed in future.
Cumulative voting, which permits shareholders to cast one vote for each share of common stock owned in any combination, is prevalent.
non cumulative shares are those shares which do not get previouse dividends due to company's bad financial position. for example, if they were suppose to get dividend @10% last year, but could not get due to bad financial position of the company, and in the current year company gets stable and is willing to pay dividend, so it will pay only current year dividends and not last year dividends... if it was cumulative share company would pay last year and current year dividend.. conclusion: non cumulative share doesnot get previouse dividends and cumulative share gets all dividends (previouse+ current) when compnay restores its good financial position.