Some large cap stocks have a favorable dividend cover ratio while others have a slim ratio. Dividend cover is the ratio of company's earnings (net income) over the dividend paid to shareholders, calculated as net profit or loss attributable to ordinary shareholders by total ordinary dividend. The
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