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My company had net income last year of $40, additions to retained earnings of $10, total assets of $319, and total debt of $250. Assuming I can’t use any external financing, what is the fastest I could grow my company while maintaining a constant dividend payout rate? Enter your answer as a percent. That is, input 5.14 instead of 0.05137 (If necessary round to nearest hundredth of a percent.)
Return on Equity = Net Income/(Total Assets - Total Debt)
= 40/(319-250)
= 57.97%
Payout ratio = 30/40 = 75%
Growth rate = ROE*(1-Payout ratio)
= 57.97%*(1-75%)
= 14.4925%
i.e. 14.49%