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The company with the common equity accounts shown here has
declared a stock dividend of 20 percent at a time when the market
value of its stock is $30 per share.
Common stock ($1 par value) | $ | 460,000 | |
Capital surplus | 861,000 | ||
Retained earnings | 3,870,800 | ||
Total owners' equity | $ | 5,191,800 | |
What would be the number of shares outstanding, after the
distribution of the stock dividend? (Do not round
intermediate calculations.)
New shares outstanding
What would the equity accounts be after the stock dividend?
(Do not round intermediate
calculations.)
Common stock | $ | |
Capital surplus | ||
Retained earnings | ||
Total owners' equity | $ | |
Stock Dividend
It is like cash dividend; here stock is paid instead of cash. Stock dividend will result in increase in outstanding shares and decrease in stock price.
In this problem, No: shares outstanding is 460000 @ $30 per share : 13800000
Total Market Value of equity: $13800000
As stock dividend is 20% every shareholder will receive 20% increae in stock and no of outstanding shares rises by 20%.
Total no: shares outstanding after declaration of dividend is 460000 + 460000*20%: 552000
As 92000 new shares are issued, common stock will be increased by this number of shares outstanding which will come to 552000
Common stock includes only the par value i.e market price is $30 per share, as par value is $ 1, the excess $29* 92000: 2668000 is added to capital surplus account. It will come to 861000+2668000: 3529000
Total Owners equity is unaffected as there is no cash transactions i.e no cash comes in or goes out.
Retained earnings will be reduced by 92000*30 =2760000 .It will come to 3870800-2760000: 1110800
Equity Account after stock dividend will be
Common Stcok ($1 par Value) |
552000 |
Capital Surplus |
3529000 |
Retained Earnings |
1110800 |
Owners Equity |
$ 5191800 |