Question The dividend discount model tells us that the value of a firm is equal to the present value of its expected dividend payments. Some firms have never paid dividends and have no intention of doing so. Does this mean that these firms are worth nothing? Discuss with reference to academic research and theory. Answer 719 words Two schools about dividend policy: relevant dividend theory and irrelevant dividend theory The dividend discount model tells us the value of a firm is
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team have a well-presented PowerPoint presentation about their analysis of dividend policy at FPL group Inc. They have demonstrated the process of how they come up with these results briefly. They have also examined the company’s history‚ financial figures and some related industry information‚ and gave reasonable recommendations. The report team expected that the company would most likely to hold their currently dividend policy and suggested their clients to sell the company shares in short term
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product line. Dividend per share given by the company is Rs.2.5 Dividend policy has been to maintain a stable rupee dividend. What would be an appropriate dividend policy for ABC Industries Ltd.? Ans. The management of ABC Industries Ltd should recognize that it will be in constant need of more funds owing to its intended policy of moving into new product lines in growth-oriented industries. To the extent the shareholders have strong expectations about maintenance of the current dividend‚ the current
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Corporation (ICC) has been outstanding‚ there are some problems in respect of the share price appreciation. Firstly‚ P/E ratio will be used to evaluate the company’s stock and factors which affect company’s P/E ratio will be listed. Furthermore‚ discounted dividend valuation model will be demonstrated and fundamental factors which impact the share pricing will be analysed. Finally‚ the value of ICC at 30 June 2010 will be calculated using P/E ratio and DDM model. Meantime‚ the weakness of those two models will
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Stock Valuation Problems Handout 1. ABC Company’s stock pays a fixed dividend of $2. If an investor’s required rate of return is 8%‚ then what is the value of the stock? $25 2. DEF Ltd. has stock outstanding that pays a fixed $5 dividend and currently markets for $22. What is the expected rate of return for the stock? 22.7% 3. GHI Inc.’s stock is selling for $33 in the market and pays a $3.60 annual dividend. a. If you purchase the stock at its current price‚ what will be the expected
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This article highlights that Felda Global Ventures Bhd (FGV) is indecisive on their dividend payments to their shareholders for 2016. At the same time‚ they have also announced a mutual separation scheme (MSS) which will affect 3 percent of its current workforce. A letter from Ms. Alice in The Star Online brings to light on what is actually a mutual separation scheme. She mentions how when preliminary economizing or cost-cutting methods fail to work‚ the final action to lessen heavy expenses is
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continue on its current trajectory of paying out 2/3 of its earnings as dividends‚ and retaining the other 2/3 to grow the business. In this scenario‚ we will continue the company’s growth rate of 5%‚ with no change in plowback or dividends. In this scenario‚ price per share is determined by the current dividends‚ divided by (r-g) The value of the company will be equal to the present value of all future cash flows ( i.e. dividend payments) that investors expect to receive. Constant growth scenario:
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Coca-Cola vs. Pepsi Co 2 1. Using the current ratio‚ discuss what conclusions you can make about each company’s ability to pay current liabilities (debt). The current ratio measures the company’s ability to pay its short term obligations with its short term assets. Between Coca Cola and PepsiCo‚ PepsiCo has a higher current ratio implying that is more capable of paying its obligations
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1 Question 1 (16 points) Carol Inc is considering the following three prices to charge customers for each of the candy packets they produce: i) $2.20 ii) $2.00 iii) $1.70 The relevant data for decision-making is below: Fixed Costs = $1200 Variable Costs = $0.50 per unit Calculate the following: a) The Breakeven Point for each price level b) Using price of $2.20 what would be the new breakeven point if (1) fixed costs decreased to $1000 all else remaining the same‚ (2) Variable costs increased to
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Managerial Finance – Problem Review Set – Dividends Policy 1) If a firm adopts a residual distribution policy‚ distributions are determined as a residual after funding the capital budget. Therefore‚ the better the firm’s investment opportunities‚ the lower its payout ratio should be. a. True b. False 2) Even if a stock split has no information content‚ and even if the dividend per share adjusted for the split is not increased‚ there can still be a real benefit (i.e.‚ a higher value
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