Post by
RagingBull3 on Mar 28, 2020 7:52pm
These Preferreds are very special instrument !!!
These maybe better than actual bonds!!! Bonds have a Maturity date, these shares don't. Getting paid 16% forever seems nice given outlook for interest rates in the foreseeable future is bleak. Only thing is that they can be redeemed at $25.
The more I think about them the more I realize how special they are.
They are a "share" but more like a "bond".
Dividend amounts are unrelated to company performance or earnings or cash flow. Dividends Amounts are based on a Fixed % plus a Floating% times $25. Nothing to do with performance of the company.
If the company issues more common shares, they don't dilute the Preferreds. In fact the opposite happens, the Preferreds become more "valuable" as the equity becomes more, yet no effect on the dividend payment.
Comment by
RagingBull3 on Mar 28, 2020 8:14pm
And if interest rates do every go up from current rock bottom levels, the dividend on the Preferreds will go up even more!!
Comment by
mrbb on Mar 28, 2020 10:59pm
how often the preferred yield get paid, annually or quarterly?