Benzinga | Nov 6, 2020 10:13AM EST

Ex-Dividend Date Insight: Olin

On October 22, 2020, Olin (NYSE: OLN) declared a dividend payable on December 10, 2020 to its shareholders. Olin also announced that shareholders on the company's books on or before November 10, 2020 are entitled to the dividend. The stock will then go ex-dividend 1 business day(s) before the record date. The ex-dividend date for Olin is set for November 9, 2020. The company's current dividend payout sits at $0.2, equating to a dividend yield of 4.82% at current price levels.

The Significance Of An Ex-Dividend Date

Ex-dividend dates are when company shares stop trading with their current dividend payouts in preparation for those companies to announce new ones. Usually, a company's ex-dividend date falls one business day before its record date. Investors should keep this in mind when purchasing stocks because buying them on or after ex-dividend dates does not qualify them to receive the declared payment. Newly declared dividends go to shareholders who have owned that stock before the ex-dividend date. Typically, companies will announce and implement new dividend yields on a quarterly basis.

Understanding Olin's Dividend Performance

Over the past year, Olin has seen its dividend payouts remain the same and its yields climb upward overall. Last year on November 8, 2019 the company's payout sat at $0.2, which has returned to its value today. Olin's dividend yield last year was 4.31%, which has since grown by 0.51%.

Companies use dividend yields in different strategic ways. Some companies may opt to not give yields altogether to reinvest in themselves. Other companies may opt to increase or decrease their yield amounts to control how their shares circulate throughout the stock market.

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