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...back in the business, and all three makers of wormwoodless absinthe were united in the Société des Etablissements Pernod. Their product was known in bars from Marseille to Singapore simply as Pernod. In 1938 Société des Etablissements Pernod paid its sixth consecutive 100% dividend, sold an estimated 15,000,000 bottles. Despite the absence of wormwood the French birth rate fell all through...
...date), Rebecca ($1,800,000), other recent Selznick successes made it possible to retire $2,900,000 of debentures, 30% of which constituted Whitney's S-I investment. Company assets above & beyond were to be parceled among the common stockholders, who get their first dividend ($1,500,000) this week. Biggest stockholder was David...
Last week it was the turn of Thomas & Co. stockholders to grouse at the Federation-controlled Management. Gathering in the River Plate House in Finsbury Circus, London, they wanted to know why, since Firth was ousted, their once profitable stock had paid no dividend. Chairman the Earl of Dudley did his best to explain. "It's imperative that a strong liquid position should be maintained. . . . Your directors regret that in spite of the substantial increase in profits it has not been possible for a dividend to be paid. ..." He spoke foggily of the dealings between the Steel Control Committee...
...railroad named Gulf, Mobile & Ohio, which will start with a $31,870,000 funded debt and annual interest charges of $1,399,920 (about half the two roads' present fixed charges). An additional $6,025,800 of 5% bonds will pay interest only if earned, and dividends on the 305,750 shares of $5 preferred are on a similar basis. If G. M. & O. can jump those three hurdles, holders of its 609,847 common shares may see a dividend...
...empire of E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., last week's gathering in the Wilmington, Del. board room was just another directors' meeting. Their 138-year-old firm had had a good year: 1939 net $93,219,000, an all-time high. Declaration of a quarterly dividend, other routine matters, were quickly dispatched. A secretary rose and began reading from some slips of paper...