Applies the low regular dividend plus extras policy

Assignment Help Financial Management
Reference no: EM131082814

Universal Utilities (U2) applies the low regular dividend plus extras policy when determining how much of its income will be paid out as dividends each year. U2’s policy states that the minimum dividend that will be paid each year is $0.50 per share. But, when net income is greater than $600,000, the total dividend will be increased by 25 percent of the amount that exceeds $600,000. The firm currently has 100,000 shares of stock outstanding. What will be the dividend per share if U2 earns (a) $760,000 and (b) $580,000?

Reference no: EM131082814

Questions Cloud

What is the forward price-earnings ratio : L&R’s stock is currently valued at $32.70 a share. The firm had earnings per share of $1.88 last year and projects earnings of $2.10 a share for next year. What is the forward price-earnings ratio?
Cyclical type of business-reflected in dividend policy : Beaksley, Inc. is a very cyclical type of business which is reflected in its dividend policy. The firm pays a $2.00 a share dividend every other year with a payment being paid today. Five years from now, the company is repurchasing all of the outstan..
What is your equity on the house : Suppose that 3 years ago you bought a house for $235,000 and paid 11% as down payment. To finance the rest, you took a bank loan that today has an outstanding balance of $230,000 that may be liquidated in full. The current appraisal of your house is ..
Price of the stock be immediately after the stock split : Coldwater Fishery is considering a 1-for-4 reverse stock split. Its stock is currently selling for $15 per share. Coldwater plans to pay a dividend equal to $0.15 per share after the split. But it would like to pay an equivalent dividend per share ev..
Applies the low regular dividend plus extras policy : Universal Utilities (U2) applies the low regular dividend plus extras policy when determining how much of its income will be paid out as dividends each year. The firm currently has 100,000 shares of stock outstanding. What will be the dividend per sh..
Binomial model to estimate the current value of put option : Suppose that firm Ds shares are currently selling for $38. After six months it is estimated that the share price will either rise to $43.32 or fall to $33.82. Suppose that a European put option with an exercise price of $41 is written today and will ..
What is the dividend growth rate : A stock had a total return of 9.62 percent last year. The dividend amount was $.70 a share which equated to a dividend yield of 2.39 percent. What is the dividend growth rate?

Reviews

Write a Review

Financial Management Questions & Answers

  Financial leverage effects-return on invested capital

Firms HL and LL are identical except for their leverage ratios and the interest rates they pay on debt. Each has $30 million in invested capital, has $9 million of EBIT, and is in the 40% federal-plus-state tax bracket. Calculate the return on invest..

  What is the depreciation tax shield for this project

Your firm needs a machine which costs $230,000, and requires $44,000 in maintenance for each year of its 10 year life. After 5 years, this machine will be replaced. The machine falls into the MACRS 10-year class life category. Assume a tax rate of 40..

  Explain desirable characteristics that would reduce exposure

What factors affect a firm's degree of transaction exposure in a particular currency? For each factor, explain the desirable characteristics that would reduce transaction exposure.

  Constant growth valuation-estimated required rate of return

Woidtke Manufacturing's stock currently sells for $25 a share. The stock just paid a dividend of $3.50 a share (i.e., D0 = $3.50), and the dividend is expected to grow forever at a constant rate of 8% a year. What stock price is expected 1 year from ..

  What is the amount of the nest egg needed

Your uncle wants to retire in 20 years and expects his retirement to last 25 years. He wants to take out (i.e., withdraw) $2,500 at the end of every month over those 25 years. Assume that he can earn 6% per year on his investments. First, what is the..

  Optimal transaction size for transfers-marketable securities

Barenbaum Industries projects that cash outlay of $4.5 million will occur uniformly throughout the year. Barenbaum lans to meet its cash requirements by periodically selling marketable securities from its portfolio. Use the Baumol model to determine ..

  Two bonds should offer the same annual effective rate

AAA firm’s semiannual bond has 12 years maturity and coupon rate of 8.75% semiannually. The firm also sells annual bonds with all the same condition except the coupon is paid annually (means ytm is the same). What is the price of this annual coupon b..

  Spite of the fact that first restaurant has negative NPV

You are considering introducing a new Tex-Mex Thai fusion restaurant. The initial outlay on this new restaurant is $6.9 million and the present value of the free cash flows (excluding the initial outlay) is $4.9 million, such that the project has a n..

  How many pounds of flour must be purchased during the year

Donut, Inc. had 10,000 pounds of flour on hand at the beginning of the year. The company plans to produce 100,000 boxes of donuts during the year. Each box of donuts takes half a pound of flour. The company wants 8,000 pounds of flour on hand at the ..

  Preparing the organization to shift from a catalog

Explain senior management's role in preparing the organization to shift from a catalog-based retailer to an Internet retailer. Provide evidence of whether the transition was seamless or problematic from a management perspective. Provide support fo..

  What is the effective rate of interest

Maxim Air Filters Inc. plans to borrow $226,000 for one year. Northeast National Bank will lend the money at 17 percent interest and requires a compensating balance of 29 percent. What is the effective rate of interest?

  The after-tax salvage and the return of working capital

The Campbell Company is considering adding a robotic paint sprayer to its production line. The sprayer's base price is $1,080,000, and it would cost another $23,000 to install it. If the project's cost of capital is 14 %, what is the NPV of the proje..

Free Assignment Quote

Assured A++ Grade

Get guaranteed satisfaction & time on delivery in every assignment order you paid with us! We ensure premium quality solution document along with free turntin report!

All rights reserved! Copyrights ©2019-2020 ExpertsMind IT Educational Pvt Ltd