Commonly, the term DAX refers to the DAX 30, a capitalization weighted index that comprises 30 German blue chips. An allowance for wear or age made to the value of a fixed asset, allocating its cost over its estimated useful life. Listed in the assets category on the balance sheet. See also book value. Book value Dividends Cash or stock payments from a company's profits distributed to stockholders, an equal amount for each share of stock owned.
Dividends depend on the company's operative performance.
According to German stock corporation law, DaimlerChrysler may pay dividends annually but not quarterly. Dow Jones Industrial Average A share price index measuring the market prices of 30 representative industrial companies on the New York Stock Exchange. The Dow, as it is called, is a barometer of how shares of the largest U.S. companies are performing.