you are considering purchasing the preferred stock  of a firm but are concerned  about its capacity to pay dividend. to help allay that fear, you compute the time-preferred-dividend-eraned ratio for the past three years from the following data taken from the firms financial statements. Year                                   20x1                  20X2                        20X3 Operating income         $12,000,000          $15,000,000             $17,000,000 Interest                             3,000,000             5,900,000               11,000,000 Taxes                                  4,000,000            5,400,000               4,000,000 Preferred dividends           1,000,000            1,000,000                1,500,00 Common dividends           3,000,000             2,000,00                 -   What does your analysis about the firm's capacity to pay preferred stock dividens?

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 you are considering purchasing the preferred stock  of a firm but are concerned  about its capacity to pay dividend. to help allay that fear, you compute the time-preferred-dividend-eraned ratio for the past three years from the following data taken from the firms financial statements.

Year                                   20x1                  20X2                        20X3

Operating income         $12,000,000          $15,000,000             $17,000,000

Interest                             3,000,000             5,900,000               11,000,000

Taxes                                  4,000,000            5,400,000               4,000,000

Preferred dividends           1,000,000            1,000,000                1,500,00

Common dividends           3,000,000             2,000,00                 -

 

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