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Valiant Corp. is a C corporation that earned $3.4 per share before it paid any taxes. Valiant Corp. retained $1 of after-tax earnings for reinvestment and distributed what remained in dividend payments. If the corporate tax rate was 35% and dividend earnings were taxed at 12.5%, what was the value of the dividend earnings received after-tax by a holder of 100,000 shares of Valiant Corp.? (hint: from $3.4 per share, subtract tax payment (35%) to have after-tax earnings, then subtract $1 (retained earnings), then......
Before tax EPS = $3.4
After tax EPS = before tax*(1- corporate tax rate)
= 3.4*(1-35%)
=2.21
Retained earnings = $1
So, dividends = EPS after tax - retained earnings
= 2.21-1
= 1.21
Tax on dividends = 12.5%
No. Of shares hold = 100000
Value of dividends received = Dividend received*(1-tax rate)*no. Of shares
1.21*(1-12.5%)*100000
$105875
So, value of dividends received after tax is $105875