GLOSSARY

Cover ratio

IN PLAIN ENGLISH

Any “how many times over” figure: what's available divided by what has to be paid.

WHERE YOU MEET IT

Div Cover and Cash Flow Coverage in a holding's detail are both cover ratios.

WATCH OUT FOR

Check what sits on top. Profit, operating cash and free cash give different answers.

EXPLAINED IN

What dividend cover means

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