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Brooks Sporting Inc. is prepared to report the following 2016 income statement (shown in thousands of dollars).
Sales | $16,900 |
Operating costs including depreciation | 13,520 |
EBIT | $3,380 |
Interest | 330 |
EBT | $3,050 |
Taxes (40%) | 1,220 |
Net income | $1,830 |
Prior to reporting this income statement, the company wants to determine its annual dividend. The company has 340,000 shares of common stock outstanding, and its stock trades at $57 per share.
Please refer to below spreadsheet for calculation and answer. Cell reference also provided.
Cell reference -
a.)
Dividend per share = $2.42
b.)
Current Dividend Yield = 4.25%
c.)
Dividend per share = $2.18
Hope this will help, please do comment if you need any further explanation. Your feedback would be appreciated.