Under the equity method the receipt of dividends from the investee company results in an increase in the Stock Investments account.

Equity Method

An accounting technique used to record investments in associate companies, reflecting the investor’s share of the investee’s profit or loss.

Stock Investments Account

An account that records the purchase price and subsequent value of stock investments owned by an individual or a company.

Dividends

Money given out to shareholders by a business, often coming from the profits made by the company.