DIVIDENDS
Brooks Sporting Inc. is prepared to report the following 2016
income statement (shown in thousands of dollars).
Sales |
$15,600 |
Operating costs including depreciation |
11,544 |
EBIT |
$4,056 |
Interest |
231 |
EBT |
$3,825 |
Taxes (40%) |
1,530 |
Net income |
$2,295 |
Prior to reporting this income statement, the company wants to
determine its annual dividend. The company has 400,000 shares of
common stock outstanding, and its stock trades at $46 per
share.
- The company had a 30% dividend payout ratio in 2015. If Brooks
wants to maintain this payout ratio in 2016, what will be its
per-share dividend in 2016? Round your answer to the nearest
cent.
$
- If the company maintains this 30% payout ratio, what will be
the current dividend yield on the company's stock? Round your
answer to two decimal places.
%
- The company reported net income of $2 million in 2015. Assume
that the number of shares outstanding has remained constant. What
was the company's per-share dividend in 2015? Round your answer to
the nearest cent.
$
- As an alternative to maintaining the same dividend payout
ratio, Brooks is considering maintaining the same per-share
dividend in 2016 that it paid in 2015. If it chooses this policy,
what will be the company's dividend payout ratio in 2016? Round
your answer to two decimal places.
%
- Assume that the company is interested in dramatically expanding
its operations and that this expansion will require significant
amounts of capital. The company would like to avoid transactions
costs involved in issuing new equity. Given this scenario, would it
make more sense for the company to maintain a constant dividend
payout ratio or to maintain the same per-share dividend?
- Since the company would like to avoid transactions costs
involved in issuing new equity, it would be best for the firm to
maintain the same per-share dividend.
- Since the company would like to avoid transactions costs
involved in issuing new equity, it would be best for the firm to
maintain a constant dividend payout ratio.