1) Current Ratio The ratio is mainly used to give an idea of the company’s ability to pay back its short-term liabilities (debt and payables) with its short-term assets (cash‚ inventory‚ receivables). The higher the current ratio‚ the more capable the company is of paying its obligations. 2) Quick Ratio An indicator of a company’s short-term liquidity. The quick ratio measures a company’s ability to meet its short-term obligations with its most liquid assets. For this reason‚ the ratio excludes inventories
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Subject: Investment Recommendation on FPL Date: 3/5/2013 FPL is one of the largest utility companies in Florida and the fourth largest in the country. The company has continuously had great financial quarters while offering one of the highest dividend amounts in its industry. 1993 was a record year for FPL with $514 million in net come and dividends amounting for $2.75 per share. With operating efficiency continuing to improve as time goes on‚ the company looks like it has a positive future.
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1. Why do firms pay dividend? What‚ in general‚ are the advantages and disadvantages of paying cash dividends? Because often dividends are perceived as spendable income (some stock holders look at stocks as a source of income as it is easier to get a dividend instead of selling the stocks). Sometimes investment opportunities are low‚ they reach the limit of their marketplace‚ so companies decides to distribute cash in the form of dividends. For some companies it is a way of showing that
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FINANCIAL RATIO ANALYSIS Based on the table 1‚ it shows that the financial ratio was divided into four parts which are liquidity‚ assets management‚ long-term debt paying ability and profitability. Liquidity ratios are particularly interesting to short-term creditors and it is focus on current assets and current liability. In addition‚ General Thumb of rule for the current ratio should be at least 2:1. For the Gemini Electronic the current ratio is consistent and it is increase in year 2006. But
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DIVIDEND POLICY AT FPL GROUP‚ INC. (Case report) Subject: Dividend Policy at FPL Group‚ Inc. Problem: Should Kate Stark revise her current investment recommendation of “hold” on FPL’s stock to her clients? Options: 1) To change her “hold” recommendation to a “buy” recommendation 2) To change her “hold” recommendation to a “sell” recommendation 3) Remain unchanged; continue with the “hold” recommendation Recommendation: Table of Contents Overview 3 Analysis 4 Overview In 1994
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The current ratio is calculated as current assets divided by current liabilities. The current ratio for the Coca-Cola Company in 2008 was 0.93 (12‚176/12‚988) and for 2009 it was 1.28 (17‚551/13‚721). For every dollar of current liabilities in 2009‚ Coca-Cola has $1.28 of current assets. The ratio indicates that Coca-Cola has enough assets to cover its debts. From 2008 to 2009‚ the company had a large increase in cash‚ which increased their current assets. They also had a similar increase in the
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Corporate Payout Policy Harry DeAngelo Marshall School of Business University of Southern California hdeangelo@marshall.usc.edu Linda DeAngelo Marshall School of Business University of Southern California ldeangelo@marshall.usc.edu Douglas J. Skinner University of Chicago Booth School of Business dskinner@chicagobooth.edu May 2009 Abstract We present a synthesis of academic research on corporate payout policy grounded in the pioneering contributions of Lintner (1956) and Miller
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Subject: Dividend Policy at FPL Group‚ Inc. Problem: Should FPL cut dividend? And should Stark revise her investment recommendation? Options: 1) Keep dividend per share growth at 1.65% 2) Dividend per share grows at 1% 3) Keep dividend per share constant at $2.46 4) Cut dividend by 30% and repurchase 10 million shares each year after the cut Recommendations: We recommend FPL to cut dividend by 30% in order to free up more cash to facilitate its growth and fight the upcoming competitions
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Fundamentals of Corporate Finance‚ 2e (Berk) Chapter 17 Payout Policy 17.1 Cash Distribution to Shareholders 2) The way a firm chooses between alternate uses of free cash flow is referred to as A) retention ratio. B) payout policy. C) call policy. D) debt policy. Answer: B 3) The date on which the board of directors of a company authorizes the dividend is called the ________ date. A) declaration B) record C) ex-dividend D) distribution Answer: A 4) The firm will pay the
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Dividend Policy at FPL Group FPL Group Overview: The FPL Group was Florida’s largest electric utility group and the fourth largest in America. The FPL Group had annual revenues of exceeding $5 billion. Florida Power & Light Company‚ the main subsidiary of the FPL Group had 3.9 million customer accounts and covered a service area that included six of America’s ten fastest growing metropolitan areas. a. Summarize the key elements of FPL’s financial policy and compare it with other relevant
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