Shareholders' Equity |
12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2023 | |
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| Shareholders' Equity | Shareholders’ Equity Preferred Stock
There are 5,000 shares of preferred stock with a par value of $0.01 authorized, but no shares have been issued to date.
Cash Dividends
For each quarter of 2023 and 2022, the Board declared and the Company has paid a quarterly cash dividend of $0.24 per common share. For each quarter of 2021, the Board declared and the Company paid a quarterly cash dividend of $0.21 per common share.
Share Repurchase Program
On February 5, 2019, the Board approved a stock repurchase plan authorizing the repurchase of up to 5,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “2019 Repurchase Plan”). The 2019 Repurchase Plan expires when the shares authorized for repurchase are exhausted or the 2019 Repurchase Plan is canceled.
During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company repurchased through open market transactions 883 shares of common stock for $93,811, or an average of $106.21 per share, and during the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company repurchased through open market transactions 600 shares of common stock for $62,771, or an average of $104.53 per share. All shares received were retired upon receipt, and the excess of the purchase price over the par value per share was recorded to “Retained Earnings” in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
As of December 31, 2023, the remaining shares permitted to be repurchased under the 2019 Repurchase Plan were approximately 1,349 shares.
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- Definition The entire disclosure for equity. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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