Regular dividend would have a clientele effect. It would satisfy those investors who need regular income plus a fair capital appreciation, that, may result form plowing back of profits available after dividends.
This in contrast to a residual dividend policy, which, advocates payouts only after the equity contribution for capital projects is set apart from earnings. Such a policy will give rise to varying dividend payouts, with resultant movements in share prices.
But, plowing back of profits would require availability of acceptable capital expenditure projects. If not, the profits are better distributed to the shareholders. But, this can be done as an extra dividend in the years for which suitable capital expenditure projects are not available.
Another option would be to begin a regular dividend payment to shareholders. How would you evaluate...
The problem with the regular dividend policy from the firm's perspective is that it bores the shareholders. if the firm's earnings drop, so does the dividend payment. even when earnings are low, the company must pay a fixed dividend. it increases the shareholders' uncertainty.
A European call option on a non-dividend payment stock with a strike price of$18 and an expiration date in one year costs $3. The stock price is $20 and the risk free rate is 10% per annum. Can you design an arbitrage scheme to exploit this situation?
paid a cash dividend of $800 to shareholders. How do I journalize this? there is no 'dividend expense' under the selection. What is an alternative for: Dividend expense $800 Cash $800 would it be under RE?
how would an option be adjusted in The following situations? 10:1 stock split 25% stock dividend 5% cash dividend
A lottery offers two options for the prize. (7 marks)Option A: $1000 a week for life.Option B: $1 000 000 in one lump sum.If you choose Option B, you have the opportunity to place the winnings into an investment that also makes regular payments, at a rate of 3%/a, compounded weekly. The annuity will pay out a specific amount weekly based on how long you want the annuity to last.an image of lottery number ballsHOWTOPICKWINNINGLOTTERYNUMBERSYSTEM.COMa. Which option would the winner...
Mumford and Sons Corp. paid a dividend of $5,000 to its shareholders. How would this transaction affect net income? Group of answer choices Decrease net income by $5,000 Increase stockholders’ equity by $5,000 and no effect on net income Increase net income by $5,000 Not enough information given to determine an answer No effect PreviousNext
gooddividend inc. announced that it would pay a dividend of $1 on march 31,2007 to shareholders of record on march 16, 2007. the ex-dividend date is march 14, 2007. when do you need to buy the stock of this company in order to receive this dividend? A. March 13, 2007 B. March 16, 2007 C. March 30, 2007 D. All the above
Use PMT= to determine the regular payment amount, rounded to the nearest dollar. The price of a small cabin is $35,000. The bank requires a 5% down payment. The buyer is offered two mortgage options: 20-year fixed at 8.5% or 30-year fixed at 85% much does the buyer save in interest with the 20-year option? Calculate the amount of interest paid for each option. How Find the monthly payment for the 20-year option s (Round to the nearest dollar as...
AP11-11A (Dividend distributions) Sauro Brothers Inc. is currently considering declaring a dividend to its common shareholders, according to one of the following plans: 1. Declare a cash dividend of $10 per share. 2. Declare a 20% stock dividend. Sauro Brothers would distribute one common share for every fi ve common shares currently held. The company’s common shares are currently selling for $20 per share. Sauro Brothers is authorized to issue 125,000 common shares. To date, the company has issued 75,000...
5. Microsoft's Dividend. In January 2003, Microsoft announced that it would begin paying a dividend of $0.16 per share. Given the following share prices for Microsoft stock in the recent past, how would a con- stant dividend of $0.16 per share per year have changed the company's average annual return to its sharehold- ers over this period? First Closing Trading Day Share Price 1998 (Jan 2) $131.13 1999 (Jan 4) $141.00 2000 (Jan 3) $116.56 First Closing Trading Day Share...