4. Sustainable growth
As a firm grows, it must support increases in revenue with new investments in assets. The self-supporting growth model helps a firm assess how rapidly it can grow, while maintaining a balance between its cash outflows (increases in noncash assets) and inflows (funds resulting from increases in liabilities or equity).
Consider this case:
Bohemian Manufacturing Company has no debt in its capital structure and has $150 million in assets. Its sales revenues last year were $90 million with a net income of $5 million. The company distributed $1.30 million as dividends to its shareholders last year.
What is the firm’s self-supporting, growth rate? (Note: Do not round your intermediate calculations.)
2.53%
4.38%
0.87%
0.74%
Which of the following are assumptions of the self-supporting growth model? Check all that apply.
The firm will not issue any new common stock next year.
The firm pays no dividends.
The firm pays out a constant proportion of its earnings as dividends.
The firm’s total asset turnover ratio remains constant.
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