Alternative Dividend Policies

Boehm Corporation has had stable earnings growth of 7% a year for the past 10 years, and in 2019 Boehm paid dividends of $2 million on net income of $5 million. However, net income is expected to grow by 30% in 2020, and Boehm plans to invest $3.5 million in a plant expansion. This one-time unusual earnings growth won't be maintained, though, and after 2020 Boehm will return to its previous 7% earnings growth rate. Its target debt ratio is 33%. Boehm has 1 million shares of stock.

1. Calculate Boehm's dividend per share for 2020 under each of the following policies:
   1. Its 2020 dividend payment is set to force dividends per share to grow at the long-run growth rate in earnings. Round your answer to the nearest cent.

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   2. It continues the 2019 dividend payout ratio. Round your answer to the nearest cent.

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   3. It uses a pure residual policy with all distributions in the form of dividends (33% of the $3.5 million investment is financed with debt). Round your answer to the nearest cent.

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   4. It employs a regular-dividend-plus-extras policy, with the regular dividend being based on the long-run growth rate and the extra dividend being set according to the residual policy. What will the extra dividend be? Round your answer to the nearest cent.

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East Side Corporation is expected to pay the following dividends over the next four years: $16, $12, $11, and $6.50. Afterward, the company pledges to maintain a constant 5 percent growth rate in dividends forever. If the required return on the stock is 12 percent, what is the current share price?

What should Susan do?

Given a 4% required return, what is a $100 cash flow today, a $1,000 cash flow at the end of 1 year, and a $100,000 cash flow at the end of five years, worth to you TODAY? Referring to the question above, what would those same cash flows be worth to you at the end of five years?

Problem 2-21 Financial Statements [LO1]

Problem 2-17 Accounting Values versus Cash Flows [LO2]

1. You work on a FX trading desk. A client calls and asks you the deposit rate you can guarantee them in the Malaysian Ringgit (MYR) currency for one year. You have the below information. What deposit rate can you offer the client as a guarantee you can secure them? Your main funding currency is USD. Answer in percentage points to the fourth decimal (e.g. 2.5000% is 2.5000).

USD/MYR Spot:    4.1090

USD/MYR 1-yr Forward FX: 4.1695

USD 1yr Interest Rate: 2.4400%

2. You are analyzing the returns of an investment fund over the last 2 years. Returns and inflation during that time are listed below in the table. What was the real return during year 1? Answer in percentage points to the nearest 4th decimal.

  Return   Inflation

Year 1 7.20% 3.90%

Year 2 2.10%. 4.20%

Some accountants think that the Statement of Cash Flows is the most important financial statement. Do you agree or disagree with this? Why or why not? Hint - consider a business that is highly cyclical in nature like an ice cream shop!

assignments for the corresponding assignment.

1. Use the following balance sheet and cash flow information to determine the net worth and net surplus for an individual in a recent month:

Liquid Assets $15,000

Home Value $220,000

Investment assets: $120,000

Personal Property $30,000

Total assets: $385,000

Short Term Debt: $7000 ($250 a month)

Monthly Mortgage Payment $1400 on a $180,000 mortgage

Total Debt: $187,000

Monthly Gross Income: $11,000

Monthly Disposable Income $ 4000

Monthly Expenses: $7000

2. Now that the individual in question 1 has a better understanding of their situation, let’s analyze further. Given the balance sheet and cash-flow statement information in question 1, calculate the following ratios see page 87:

Liquidity Ratio

Asset-to-Debt Ratio

Debt-to-Income Ratio

Debt payments-to-disposable income ratio

Investment assets-to-total assets ratio

Nonannual Compounding

It is now January 1. You plan to make a total of 5 deposits of $400 each, one every 6 months, with the first payment being made today. The bank pays a nominal interest rate of 12% but uses semiannual compounding. You plan to leave the money in the bank for 10 years. Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answers to the nearest cent.

1. How much will be in your account after 10 years?

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2. You must make a payment of $1,992.04 in 10 years. To get the money for this payment, you will make five equal deposits, beginning today and for the following 4 quarters, in a bank that pays a nominal interest rate of 12% with quarterly compounding. How large must each of the five payments be?

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As an investor, what would you look for in an annual report? Why are the notes to the financial statements so important?