QP_DividendType("kmr") will return "Stock Dividend"
>From there you have figure it out.Yahoo failed to pick it up as stock dividend and reported it incorrectly. This apparently makes it correct in your mind. --- In [email protected], "investor0329" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Not true regarding kmr dividend yield not being anywhere. > > http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=kmr > > Check out the above link. Yahoo shows the yield on KMR to be 6.7%. > You are right, QP shows it to be 0, which is misleading to someone > trying to find a stock with a good stock. > > I do own the stock. I did not pick it with QP. I believe I found it > with a stock screener at MSN...that shows a divvy for it. So, who is > using industry standards? To be fair, I just checked the Merrill > Lynch site and they show 0% as well. Also misleading. > > Recently I bought 2 stocks that have been making me good money that I > would never have picked using QP because of the dividend issues. They > are KMR and BGF...both of which I found using other internet > screeners. Looks like all screeners have their problems and > weaknesses so I now use multiple screeners. > > What did you mean by your 'beanbag' reference. Made no sense to me. > You are right..it takes effort..but all effort is worthless if the > data 'efforted' on ain't right...or complete...or up to date. > > What is the variable in QP scan for identifying the stock type? I > just looked and could not find one. I may be wrong, but I vaguely > remember Gary once writing that there is none...though I may be wrong > and apologize if this is so. What is the variable name in QP scan, > and/or Excel? Thx. > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "optiontrader3290" <dale3290@> > wrote: > > > > First off picking stocks ain't beanbag. It takes a little effort. > > > > I doubt that you would pick this stock using a QP scan as the stock > > shows a 0%. This would indicate that neither .83 or 1.02 is used. > > This is the same result you would get using Yahoo and or many of > the > > other scanning tools on the internet. > > > > You could determine the dividend type and amount using Excel. > > > > I doubt if anyone really cares what you or I would think that the > > database should show. It appears in this case that QP is following > > industry standards. > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "investor0329" <mb0329@> wrote: > > > > > > ??? > > > OK..so if i were writing a scan to identify stocks with a certain > > > yield, blind from the database, how would I pick this stock? Is > > their > > > a scan function for stock type?..is there a function in Excel? In > > > other words, in a scan, how would a differential kmr from other > > > stocks so that i know what i am getting? > > > > > > How is the yield calculated for KMR? Is .83 used or 1.02? > > > > > > I think kmr's dividend should be shown as .83 or whatever so that > > > people can compare apples to apples when writing a scan. What is > > > there now is very problematic. IMHO. > > > > > > KMR is not the only stock without a dividend update. > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "optiontrader3290" > <dale3290@> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > Step 1: Note the dividend type is shown as type 10. > > > > Step 2: Check dividend type in QP Help - Hint it shows as stock > > > > dividend type 10. > > > > Step 3: Convert .81 to percentage of stock price. > > > > Step 4: Round off to 1.02 > > > > > > > > No problem. > > > > > > > > Hopefully QP will pickup the last dividend soon. > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "investor0329" <mb0329@> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > According to QP, the last 4 dividends were in the amount of > > 1.02, > > > > 1.02, > > > > > 1.02 and 1.02, with the last one having an ex-dividend date > of > > > > 7/27/06 > > > > > and a payable date of 8/14/06. First off, these appear to be > > > paid > > > > > every 3 months, so where is the last one?.... > > > > > > > > > > But even more important...these amount don't look correct. > > > > > > > > > > http://finance.yahoo.com/q/hp? > > > > a=04&b=16&c=2001&d=01&e=3&f=2007&g=v&s=kmr > > > > > > > > > > At the above link, for KMR, Yahoo has: > > > > > > > > > > Date Open High Low Close Volume Adj Close* > > > > > 29-Jan-07 $ 0.83 Dividend > > > > > 27-Oct-06 $ 0.81 Dividend > > > > > 27-Jul-06 $ 0.81 Dividend > > > > > 26-Apr-06 $ 0.81 Dividend > > > > > 27-Jan-06 $ 0.80 Dividend > > > > > 27-Oct-05 $ 0.79 Dividend > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > These numbers and dates are different than what is in QP. > > > > > > > > > > Which is correct? > > > > > > > > > > I took a look at the Merrill Lynch website where I have my > > > account, > > > > but > > > > > they don't likst a dividend for KMR..i think it may be > because > > > that > > > > > particular stock pays in shares and not in money. I own it > and > > > that > > > > is > > > > > how i get my dividends...in shares. > > > > > > > > > > In any case, please review. > > > > > > > > > > Thx. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
