Blood clots sometimes form within prolapsed external hemorrhoids, causing an extremely painful condition called a thrombosis. If an external hemorrhoid becomes thrombosed, it can look rather frightening, turning purple or blue, and could possibly bleed.
Quarterly Payments. The most common frequency for dividend payments for American companies is quarterly. Dividends are declared and paid four times a year. Many companies make the dividend announcement along with the release of the quarterly earnings report and the dividend is paid a few weeks later.
The dividend may increase each year, remain flat or even decline depending on financial circumstances. The company's dividend payout is the ratio of dividend payments to earnings. For example, if a company had earnings per share of $2.25 and it paid dividends of $1 per share, its dividend payout ratio is 44 percent.