Understanding earnings, dividends, splits, and IPOs
A plain-English guide to the corporate events on the Vantafin calendar and how to act on each one in your research.
Vantafin Team
The Vantafin calendar surfaces four kinds of corporate events: earnings, dividends, splits, and IPOs. This guide explains what each one means and how to use it in your research, with quick examples.
Earnings
An earnings date is when a company reports quarterly results. It is often the most important scheduled event for a stock because results and guidance can move the price.
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Dividends
A dividend is a cash payment to shareholders. Two dates matter most:
Date
Meaning
Ex-dividend date
Own the stock before this date to receive the dividend
Payment date
When the cash is actually paid
Use the calendar to catch ex-dividend dates for income holdings, and screen for payers in the screener.
Stock splits
A stock split changes the share count and price proportionally without changing the company's value - for example, a 4-for-1 split turns one $400 share into four $100 shares. Splits do not change what you own in dollar terms, but they can affect option contracts and per-share metrics, so it helps to know when they occur.
IPOs
An IPO is a company's initial public listing. The calendar's IPO view helps you track new listings so you can research them as company profiles once they trade.
Put it together
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