One of the most important components of stock valuation is a firm’s estimated growth rate. Financial statements provide the information needed to estimate the growth rate. Consider this case: Robert Gillman, an equity research analyst at Gillman Advisors, believes in efficient markets. He has been following the mining industry for the past 10 years and needs to determine the constant growth rate that he should use while valuing Pan Asia Mining Co. Robert has the following information available: • Pan Asia Mining Co.’s stock (Ticker: PAMC) is trading at $22.50. • The company has forecasted net income and book value of equity for the coming year to be $1,420,200 and $11,115,000, respectively. • The company has also been paying dividends for the past eight years and has maintained a dividend payout ratio of 45.000000%. A. Based on this information, Robert’s forecast of PAMC’s growth rate in earnings and dividends should be: 28.75% 7.03% 31.95% 8.62% B. Which of the following statements accurately describes the relationship between earnings and dividends when all other factors are held constant? Retaining a higher percentage of earnings will result in a higher growth rate. Growth in earnings requires growth in dividends. Long-run earnings growth occurs primarily because firms pay dividends to reward their shareholders for investing in the company.
Dividend Policy
A dividend is a part of the profit paid to the shareholder in an organization. The management of the organization has the right to decide the policy for giving a dividend from the earnings to the shareholder. However, an organization is not in the obligation to declare a dividend for the investor. Dividend policy differs from organization to organization. As the management has the only authority to decide dividend rate, dividend amount, and time of dividend payout by considering all other elements that create an impact on the payment of a dividend.
Stocks And Dividends
Stock or equities are generally sold and bought in the Stock Exchange or which is popularly known as the stock market. Stocks are issued in the Stock Exchange for the sole purpose of raising funds for the Corporation or the company itself. Now since an individual has purchased a portion of the Corporation or company, he or she may claim to be a part of the earnings or profit of the company.
All parts are under 1 question and per your policy therefore can be answered.
7. Constant growth rates
• | Pan Asia Mining Co.’s stock (Ticker: PAMC) is trading at $22.50. |
• | The company has forecasted net income and book value of equity for the coming year to be $1,420,200 and $11,115,000, respectively. |
• | The company has also been paying dividends for the past eight years and has maintained a dividend payout ratio of 45.000000%. |

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