modern conditions of existence of large companies in a market economy requires constant financial flexibility from large corporations.Its provision depends on various economic tools used by the company management.Gazprom - one of the enterprises.Prospective programs for the development of the gas monopolist all new fields and upgrade production technology are very expensive energy projects.The mechanisms of their support include also attracted funds from the sale of securities of the company.
Gazprom: stocks, bonds and dividends
The fact of the issue of securities to many may seem strange move for a profitable enterprise.After all, the company will have to share the profits with shareholders or to pay the debt for bonds.Today, however, one of the conditions for full-fledged existence of a large corporation in the market is its own participation in trading on the stock exchanges.That, in turn, contributes to the earnings of people who have decided to invest and increase the funds without the services of all kinds of financial intermediaries (banks) get a share of the profit of any company (dividends).Gazprom, in turn,
Difficulties investment
Of course, the ordinary citizen who wants to increase their own funds is not easy to go from ordinary bank deposits for trading on stock exchanges.Still, many who should think about the necessity of such a reorientation.After all, the banks - it's only financial intermediaries who invest borrowed funds, in such a way make a profit.A securities - a technology investment without intermediaries, ignores bank appetites.Thus, each bought shares becomes an independent investor.Newcomers of the case in Russia must be registered on the stock exchange, it is desirable to some solid (Moscow Exchange, the Urals Regional Currency Exchange, etc.), choose a broker (the organizer of stock exchange transactions) and, of course, buy the shares of Gazprom.Dividends gas monopoly, are part of his stable profit for the business.
up this Fails shareholders meeting, analyzing the economic situation of the company, determining the size of payments and closing day of the shareholders' register.Dividends Gazprom pays a bank or brokerage account.Their size is constantly changing, this is precisely opposed to bank interest rates or bonds.In addition, there are preferred shares, on which dividends are Gazprom (and other companies) pay in advance relative to the size.In addition, for transactions with securities without registration on the stock exchanges of procedure for the acquisition of shares of Gazprombank holds a monopoly.This, in turn, simplifies the process of buying stocks for a large number of people who are not interested in other stock transaction.In such cases, the dividends Gazprom pays strictly to the bank account.
