Fundamentals of Financial Management, Concise Edition
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ISBN: 9781337087544
Author: Eugene F. Brigham, Joel F. Houston
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 14, Problem 5DQ
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To explain: The behavior of A Company’s payout policy in the future.
Introduction:
Payout ratio:
It is used to define the proportion of earnings a company share with its shareholders as dividends. In other words it is the fraction of net income to stockholders dividends.
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Fundamentals of Financial Management, Concise Edition
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