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ANSWER THE FOLLOWING 4 QUESTIONS. SHOW WORK 1) What is the internal growth rate?

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ANSWER THE FOLLOWING 4 QUESTIONS. SHOW WORK

1) What is the internal growth rate?

2,244    

$12,462  

$12,462  

$763    

Assets and costs are proportional to sales. Debt and equity are not. The company maintains a constant 34 percent dividend payout ratio. No external equity financing is possible.

2) What is the sustainable growth rate?

The most recent financial statements for Live Co. are shown here:

10,200  

$62,308  

$62,308  

$4,420  

Assets and costs are proportional to sales. Debt and equity are not. The company maintains a constant 22 percent dividend payout ratio. No external equity financing is possible.

3)

The most recent financial statements for Throwing Copper Co. are shown here:

28,800  

$109,350  

$109,350  

$10,530  

Assets and costs are proportional to sales. The company maintains a constant 40 percent dividend payout ratio and a constant debt?equity ratio.

What is the maximum increase in sales that can be sustained assuming no new equity is issued?

4)


The most recent financial statements for Live Co. are shown here:

Explanation / Answer

Solution:-

1) Calculation of internal growth rate :-

Return on equity (ROE)= Net income/ Equity

                                            = $763/ $5,236

                                            =14.5722%

Retention Ratio =1-dividend payout ratio

                            = 1-0.34 = 0.66

Internal growth rate = ROE× Retention ratio

                                    =14.5722%×0.66

                                    =9.62%

Hence the internal growth rate = 9.62%

2) Calculation of sustainable growth rate :-

We have the following formula

            Sustainable growth rate = Retention ratio*ROE/(1-ROE*Retention ratio)

Where,

Retention Ratio =1-dividend payout ratio

                            = 1-0.22 = 0.88

Return on equity (ROE)= Net income/ Equity

                                            =4,420/26180

                                            =16.88%

Substituting the values we get,

Sustainable growth rate= (0.88×0.1688)/(1-0.88×0.1688)

                                                =0.148544/0.851456

                                                =17.45%

Hence the sustainable growth rate = 17.45%

3) Calculation of maximum increase in sales that can be sustained assuming no new equity is issued

Sustainable growth rate = Retention ratio*ROE/(1-ROE*Retention ratio)

Where,

Retention Ratio =1-dividend payout ratio

                            = 1-0.40 = 0.60

Return on equity (ROE)= Net income/ Equity

                                            =10,530/60,750

                                            =17.33%

Substituting the values we get,

Sustainable growth rate= (0.60×0.1733)/(1-0.60×0.1733)

                                                =0.10398/0.89602

                                                =11.60%

Maximum increase in sales= Sustainable growth rate ×Existing sales

                                        =11.60%×45000

                                       =$5,220.

Hence the maximum increase in sales = $5,220.

4) Calculation of internal growth rate

            Internal growth rate = (ROA×b)/(1-ROA×b)

Where

ROA= 12% (given)

b=dividend retention ratio = 1- payout ratio

                                    =1-0.21= 0.79

Substituting the values

Internal growth rate = (0.12×0.79)/(1-0.12×0.79)

                               =0.0948/0.9052

                               =10.47%

Hence the internal growth rate = 10.47%

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