Fuzzy Button Clothing Company reported sales of $775,000 at the end of last year; but this year, sales are expected to grow by 8%. Fuzzy Buttonexpects to maintain its current profit margin of 24% and dividend payout ratio of 15%. The firm’s total assets equaled $450,000 and were operated at full capacity. Fuzzy Button’s balance sheet shows the following current liabilities: accounts payable of $70,000, notes payable of $35,000, and accrued liabilities of $80,000. Based on the AFN (Additional Funds Needed) equation, what is the firm’s AFN for the coming year?
-$146,748
-$183,435
-$132,073
-$176,098
A negatively-signed AFN value represents:
a point at which the funds generated within the firm equal the demands for funds to finance the firm’s future expected sales requirements.
a shortage of internally generated funds that must be raised outside the company to finance the company’s forecasted future growth.
a surplus of internally generated funds that can be invested in physical or financial assets or paid out as additional dividends.
Because of its excess funds, Fuzzy Button is thinking about raising its dividend payout ratio to satisfy shareholders. What percentage of its earnings can Fuzzy Button pay to shareholders without needing to raise any external capital? (Hint: What can Fuzzy Button increase its dividend payout ratio to before the AFN becomes positive?)
88.1%
74.9%
66.1%
70.5%
Additional Funds Needed [AFN] for the coming year
Expected Next Year Sales
Expected Next Year Sales = Last Year Sales x 108%
= $775,000 x 108%
= $837,000
After Tax profit Margin
After Tax profit Margin = Expected Next Year Sales x Profit Margin
= $837,000 x 24%
= $200,880
Dividend Pay-out
Dividend Pay-out = After Tax profit Margin x Dividend Pay-out Ratio
= $200,880 x 15%
= $30,132
Additions to Retained Earnings
Additions to Retained Earnings = After Tax profit Margin - Dividend Pay-out
= $200,880 - $30,132
= $170,748
Increase in Total Assets
Increase in Total Assets = Total Assets x Percentage of Increase in sales
= $450,000 x 8.00%
= $36,000
Increase in Spontaneous liabilities
Increase in Spontaneous liabilities = [Accounts Payable + Accruals] x Percentage of Increase in sales
= [$70,000 + $80,000] x 8%
= $150,000 x 8%
= $12,000
Additional Funds Needed [AFN]
Therefore, the Additional Funds Needed [AFN] = Increase in Total Assets – Increase in in Spontaneous liabilities – Additions to retained earnings
= $36,000 - $12,000 - $170,748
= -$146,748 [Negative AFN]
“Hence, the firm’s AFN for the coming year will be -$146,748 [Negative AFN]”
A negatively signed AFN value represents “a surplus of internally generated funds, that can be invested in physical or financial assets or paid out as additional dividends”
The Revised Dividend Pay-out Ratio which equals the AFN to Zero
The Excess AFN for the coming year = $146,748
Expected Dividend Payment for the next year = $30,132
The Revised Dividend Payment which equals the AFN to Zero = $176,880 [$146,748 +$30,132]
Therefore, the Dividend Pay-out Ratio = [Dividend Payment / After Tax profit Margin] x 100
= [$176,880 / $00,880] x 100
= 88.1%
“Hence, the Fuzzy Button should increase the Dividend Pay-out Ratio to 88.1%”
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