US folks seem to find it challenging to calculate international ADR’s dividend. The primary problem is that international stocks do not have uniformed dividends.
Here I will show you how you can get the figures fast and accurate at 2 sites and also talk about the dividend sustainability of Vodafone.
For international stocks they are usually made up of
- Interim dividend – smaller
- Final dividend – larger
- Special dividend – comes with the Final dividend if it’s a bountiful year
NASDAQ
For those who wants to review a stock’s dividend history, one useful site to get very accurate distribution information is NASDAQ’s website
See how well the information is structured. Wish SGX looks this easy.
If you add up 2012’s dividends, they come up to USD $1.53
Vodafone Website
Another place where you can gain information of the distribution is Vodafone’s ADR site
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