The problem: deregulation and competition mean smaller dividends ahead.

The British Macmillan has a history of paying quite small dividends.

They tend to have low portfolio turnover, and to buy stocks that pay small dividends - or none at all.

His fund, which pays out a small dividend, had a 90 percent return for the year.

The smaller dividend will first be paid in December.

That will force price cuts, lower profit margins and smaller dividends.

We get very small dividends, enough to buy just a few bags of sugar or paraffin.

Wendy's pays a small dividend now, and we think it is likely to increase it.

During this time the line had been reasonably profitable, returning small dividends.

The company paid small dividends in the first few years but soon feel into debt and had to cut production, dropping to 317 workers by 1891.