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" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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. > > > > > > > > > >
