The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.
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Greer Bancshares Dividend Yield % Historical Data
The historical data trend for Greer Bancshares's Dividend Yield % can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Competitive Comparison of Greer Bancshares's Dividend Yield %
For the Banks - Regional subindustry, Greer Bancshares's Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Yield % data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Greer Bancshares's Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Banks Industry
For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, Greer Bancshares's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Greer Bancshares's Dividend Yield % falls into.
Greer Bancshares Dividend Yield % Calculation
Dividend Yield measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.
Over the long term, the return from dividends has been a significant contributor to the total returns produced by equity securities. Studies by Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh, and Mike Staunton of Princeton University (2002) found that a market-oriented portfolio, which included reinvested dividends, would have generated nearly 85 times the wealth generated by the same portfolio relying solely on capital gains.
Dividends may also qualify a lower tax rate for investors.
In dividends investing, Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.
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Greer Bancshares (Greer Bancshares) Business Description
Greer Bancshares Inc was formed in July 2001 as a one-bank holding company for Greer State Bank. The Company holds its investment in its banking subsidiary. The Company offers banking services through its subsidiary, including checking, savings, brokered deposits and other time deposits of various types, loans for business, real estate, personal use, home improvements, automobiles and a number of other types of loans and services. In addition, drive-up, safe deposit and night depository facilities are offered. The Bank solicits deposit accounts from individuals, businesses, associations and organizations and governmental authorities. The Bank's deposits consist of retail checking accounts, NOW accounts, money market accounts, retail savings accounts and certificates of deposit. These deposits, along with short-term borrowings, long-term borrowings, and brokered deposits, are used to support its asset base. The Bank makes and services both secured and unsecured loans to individuals and businesses in its market area. The Bank strives for a balanced mix of consumer lending, commercial lending to small and medium-sized businesses and mortgage lending, both consumer and commercial. The Bank's portfolio consists of commercial, commercial real estate, real estate construction, residential mortgage, consumer installment loans and other consumer loans, as well as a small amount of lease financings and obligations of state and political subdivisions. Other banking services provided include travelers' checks, safe deposit boxes, direct deposit of payroll and social security checks, as well as automatic drafts for various accounts. It also offers, functional and user friendly internet online banking and cash management services. The Company competes with several banks which dominate the commercial banking industry in its service areas. In addition, it also competes with other community banks, savings institutions and credit unions. Both the Company and the Bank are subject to state and federal banking laws and regulations, which impose specific requirements or restrictions on and provide for general regulatory oversight of virtually all aspects of operations.
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