Session 8: Corporate Finance Reading 29: Dividends and Dividend Policy
LOS g: Summarize the factors affecting dividend payout policy.
Worldwide Manufacturing’s dividend payout ratio is 40%, and its return on equity is 15%. What is its dividend growth rate?
G = (Retention rate) (ROE)
G = (1-0.4) (0.15) = (0.6)(0.15) = 0.09, or 9% |