by DrDiamond: "...cash dividend happen and it is usually paid out of revenue and not capital."
This is a new favorite of mine. Little hint DrDiamond, it's paid outta the bank account. That also happens to be where the revenue and the capital are both stored before being disbursed.
In the words of Ray Barone, DrDiamond = an idiot wrapped in a moron.
"’cause ev’ry stock's a winner and ev’ry stock's a loser,
And the best that you can hope for is to dump them on some sheep. - chisox pat, The (Urban) Gambler