The following information pertains to Parsons Co.:
Preferred stock, cumulative:
Par per share $100
Dividend rate 8%
Shares outstanding 10,000
Dividends in arrears none
Common stock:
Par per share $10
Shares issued 120,000
Dividends paid per share $2.70
Market price per share $48.00
Additional paid-in capital $400,000
Unappropriated retained earnings (after closing) $270,000
Retained earnings appropriated for contingencies $300,000
Common treasury stock:
Number of shares 10,000
Total cost $250,000
Net income $740,000
Instructions
Compute (assume no changes in balances during the past year):
(a) Total amount of stockholders’ equity in the balance sheet
(b) Earnings per share of common stock
(c) Book value per share of common stock
(d) Payout ratio of common stock
(e) Return on common stock equity
a) Stockholders' equity = (10000*100)+(120000*10)+400000+270000+300000-250000 = 2920000
(b) Earnings per share of common stock = Total earnings / outstanding common shares
Total earnings = Net income - Preferred stock dividend
=740000-80000/120000-10000= $ 6 per share
(c) Book value per share of common stock =
(Stockholders' equity-preferred equity) / (common shares outstanding)
=2920000-1000000/120000-10000=17.45 per share
(d) Payout ratio of common stock = (Dividend per share/ Earnings per share)*100
= (2.70/6)*100=45%
(e) Return on common stock equity =
(Net income - Preferred dividend) / (Stockholders' equity - preferred equity)
= (740000-80000)/(2920000-1000000)=34.4%
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