a. According to this forecast, what dividends will the company be able to distribute annually without raising new equity and while maintaining a balance of $230 million in marketable securities? What will the annual dividend bayout ratio be? (Hint: Remember sources of cash must equal uses at all times.)
a. According to this forecast, what dividends will the company be able to distribute annually without raising new equity and while maintaining a balance of $230 million in marketable securities? What will the annual dividend bayout ratio be? (Hint: Remember sources of cash must equal uses at all times.)
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Transcribed Image Text:This is a more difficult but informative problem. James Brodrick & Sons, Incorporated, is growing rapidly and, if at
all possible, would like to finance its growth without selling new equity. Selected information from the company's
five-year financial forecast follows.
Year
Earnings after tax ($ millions)
Capital investment ($ millions)
Target book value debt-to-equity ratio (%)
Dividend payout ratio (%)
Marketable securities ($ millions)
(Year O marketable securities = $230 million)
1
100
180
120
?
230
2
112
300
120
?
230
3
152
300
120
?
230
4
203
354
120
?
230
5
300
460
120
?
230
a. According to this forecast, what dividends will the company be able to distribute annually without raising new
equity and while maintaining a balance of $230 million in marketable securities? What will the annual dividend
payout ratio be? (Hint: Remember sources of cash must equal uses at all times.)
Note: Round dividends to the nearest million dollars and the payout ratio % to the nearest ones place.
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