preferred stock
noun
: stock guaranteed priority by a corporation's charter over common stock in the payment of dividends and usually in the distribution of assets
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Net loss for the period was $720 million, more than half of which was an accounting loss tied to converting preferred stock to common stock at the IPO.
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Phoebe Liu, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
If certain other conditions are met, the preferred stock would convert to common stock at $17.25 per share, which would give Beyond a 40 percent ownership stake of The Container Store’s common equity.
—Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
Another risk to consider is that investors holding preferred stock have lower seniority than bondholders in a company’s capital structure.
—Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2024
Buffett first invested in America’s second-largest bank when Berkshire bought $5 billion worth of preferred stock in 2011, a vote of confidence in CEO Brian Moynihan’s ability to lead the lender’s recovery following the 2008 financial crisis.
—Bygreg McKenna, Fortune, 25 Sep. 2024
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Phoebe Liu, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
If certain other conditions are met, the preferred stock would convert to common stock at $17.25 per share, which would give Beyond a 40 percent ownership stake of The Container Store’s common equity.
—Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
Another risk to consider is that investors holding preferred stock have lower seniority than bondholders in a company’s capital structure.
—Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2024
Buffett first invested in America’s second-largest bank when Berkshire bought $5 billion worth of preferred stock in 2011, a vote of confidence in CEO Brian Moynihan’s ability to lead the lender’s recovery following the 2008 financial crisis.
—Bygreg McKenna, Fortune, 25 Sep. 2024
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“Preferred stock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preferred%20stock. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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