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You know that buying a stock makes you part owner of a company, theoretically with millions of other people. But, while ownership has its privileges (at minimum you get a neat stock certificate and an invitation to the annual meeting), being an owner doesn't necessarily pay. Sure, you make money if the stock goes up, but only if you sell, and you can, in theory, lose all the value of your investment if the stock tanks.
Enter the dividend. Here, you get money simply from holding the stock. Companies pay a yield, which is expressed in a percentage based on the stock's price. For example, if a stock trades at $10, and pays a 10% annual yield, your dividend payment would be a $1. (Usually, companies break out the payments quarterly, so, using our example, you¿d get, well, a quarter each quarter.)
Companies that pay dividends fall into a few categories. First, you've got your big, stable companies that generate enough cash that it makes sense to throw some back to shareholders. Next, there are businesses, like real estate investment trusts, that are in the business of sitting back and receiving cash, then distributing it to holders. And, then there are companies that need to dangle a high dividend yield like a carrot to ease investor fears. Cigarette-maker Altria has been doing this for years.
Simply because a company pays a dividend doesn't make it a good investment. After all, you may want to take a chance on a growth stock that can move higher in price than dividend payers are known to do. But, you can¿t beat the safety of knowing that, even if a stock doesn't move in a year, you¿re at least making something off your investment.
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Tuesday, July 08, 2008
Rubicon Technology to Announce Second Quarter 2008 Earnings Results on July 30th, 2008
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FRANKLIN PARK, Ill., Jul 08, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) ----Rubicon Technology Inc. (Nasdaq:RBCN), a leading provider of sapphire substrates and products to the LED, Semiconductor, and Optical industries, will report financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2008 on Wednesday, July 30th, 2008 before the market opens.
In conjunction with the release, management will host a conference call at 7:30 a.m. CDT on July 30th to review the financial results. To participate in the conference call, please dial (888) 680-0860 or (617) 213-4852 (international) at least 10 minutes prior to the start of the call. Callers will need to reference conference ID 93434042.
You may also pre-register online for the conference call at: https://www.theconferencingservice.com/prereg/ key.process?key=PKBDATG9P (Due to its length, this URL may need to be copied/pasted into your Internet browser's address field. Remove the extra space if one exists.)
The conference call will also be webcast live over the Internet and can be accessed at the company's website: http://www.rubicon-es2.com/index.html.
An audio replay of the call will be available approximately two hours after the conclusion of the call. The audio replay will remain available until 11:59 p.m. August 13, 2008 and can be accessed by dialing (888)-286-8010 or (617) 801-6888 (international). Callers should reference conference ID 57338750. The webcast will be archived on the Company's website.
About RBCN: Rubicon Technology, Inc. is an advanced electronic materials provider that is engaged in developing, manufacturing and selling monocrystalline sapphire and other crystalline products for light-emitting diodes (LEDs), radio frequency integrated circuits (RFICs), blue laser diodes, optoelectronics and other optical applications. The Company applies its proprietary crystal growth technology to produce very high-quality sapphire in a form that allows for volume production of various sizes and orientations of substrates and windows. Rubicon is a vertically-integrated manufacturer with capabilities in crystal growth, high precision core drilling, wafer slicing, surface lapping, large-diameter polishing and wafer cleaning processes, which the Company employs to convert the bulk crystal into products with the quality and precision specified by its customers. The Company is actively developing larger diameter products to support next-generation LED, RFIC and optical window applications.
Further information is available at www.rubicon-es2.com.
SOURCE: Rubicon Technology Inc.
Rubicon Technology Inc. William Weissman Chief Financial Officer 847-457-3610
Copyright Business Wire 2008
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