来源:雪球App,作者: 王冠亚,(https://xueqiu.com/4525540121/297358409)
巴菲特致股东的信原文精读Day400:
原文:E. Dividends and Capital Allocation
Dividend policy is often reported to shareholders, but seldom explained. A company will say something like, “Our goal is to pay out 40% to 50% of earnings and to increase dividends at a rate at least equal to the rise in the CPI”. And that’s it—no analysis will be supplied as to why that particular policy is best for the owners of the business. Yet, allocation of capital is crucial to business and investment management. Because it is, we believe managers and owners should think hard about the circumstances under which earnings should be retained and under which they should be distributed.(1984)
释义:1.“crucial”意为“关键的”;
2.“retained”意为“保留”;“distributed”意为“分配”。
精译:五、股息与资本配置
企业经常向股东报告股息政策,但很少做相应的解释。一家公司会说,“我们的目标是支付40%~50%的股息率,并希望股息的增长率至少等于CPI上涨的速度”。就是这样,公司不会提供任何分析,说明为什么这种特定的政策对股东是最有利的。然而,资本配置对公司和投资管理至关重要。正因为如此,我们认为管理层和股东们应该认真考虑一下:在什么情况下应该保留利润,在什么条件下应该分配利润。(1984年)
心得:大家平时读财报,在开篇的“重要提示”中,通常会有一节叫“董事会决议通过的本报告期利润分配预案”。公司通常会告诉股东,将发放多少股息,但从来不会解释为什么。还好我们有巴菲特,他给我们道出了资本配置的“秘密”。究竟什么时候应该保留/分配利润呢?且听下回分解。
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