Item | Prior year | Current year |
Accounts payable | 8,128.00 | 7,941.00 |
Accounts receivable | 6,018.00 | 6,795.00 |
Accruals | 1,018.00 | 1,562.00 |
Cash | ??? | ??? |
Common Stock | 11,706.00 | 11,191.00 |
COGS | 12,675.00 | 18,387.00 |
Current portion long-term debt | 5,052.00 | 4,980.00 |
Depreciation expense | 2,500 | 2,758.00 |
Interest expense | 733 | 417 |
Inventories | 4,103.00 | 4,807.00 |
Long-term debt | 13,983.00 | 13,499.00 |
Net fixed assets | 50,428.00 | 54,010.00 |
Notes payable | 4,377.00 | 9,836.00 |
Operating expenses (excl. depr.) | 13,977 | 18,172 |
Retained earnings | 28,828.00 | 29,707.00 |
Sales | 35,119 | 46,562.00 |
Taxes | 2,084 | 2,775 |
What is the firm's dividend payment in the current year?
First, we need to find out Earnig For equity shareholders i..e Net profit after taxes
Gross Profit=Sales+Closing Stock-Opening stock-Cost of Goods sold-Operating Expenses
Gross Profit= 46562+4807-4103-18387-18172
Gross Profit=10707
Net Profit after Tax= Gross Profit-Depreciation-Interest-Taxes
Net Profit= 10707-2758-417-2775
Net Profit after Tax=4757
Now, change in Retained Earnings are 29707-28828= 897
it means in current year Profit transferred to retained earnings are 897
Therefore out of 4757 profit, 897 being transferred to retained earnings and remaining is distributed as dividend in current year
Therefore Dividend amount= 4757-897=3860
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