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The Green Giant has a 6 percent profit margin and a 65 percent dividend payout ratio. The total asset turnover is 1.5 and the equity multiplier is 1.6. What is the sustainable rate of growth? |
ROE = (PM)(TAT)(EM)
ROE = (.06)(1.5)(1.6)
ROE = 0.144 or 14.4%
The plowback ratio is one minus the dividend payout ratio, so:
b = 1 – 0.65
b = 0.35
Sustainable growth rate = (ROE × b) / [1 – (ROE × b)]
Sustainable growth rate = [0.144(0.35)] / [1 – 0.144(0.35)]
Sustainable growth rate = 0.0531 or 5.31%