easy · Financial Accounting stockholders-equity

What does it mean if preferred stock is 'cumulative'?

1. The stock can be converted into a fixed number of common shares
2. Unpaid dividends from prior years must be paid before common shareholders receive any dividends
3. The company must buy back the stock at a specific date
4. The dividend rate increases every year the company is profitable

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