Consider the following information taken from the stockholders' equity section:

Additional Information (all numbers in thousands other
than per-share information): _______________________________________ 2020
Weighted average common shares outstanding ................................... 200,000
Price per share at year end ............................................................. $58.30
Net income ......................................................................... $1,584,000
Preferred dividends ................................................................... $50,000
Common dividends .................................................................. $300,000
Common dividends per share ........................................................... $1.50
Stock repurchases .................................................................... $850,000
Required:
1. Calculate the following.
Stockholder Payout ________________ Stockholder Profitability
Dividend yield ............................... Return on common equity
Dividend payout .............................. EPS
Total payout
Stock repurchase payout
2. Assume last year's ratios were:
Stockholder Payout ___________________ Stockholder Profitability
Dividend yield: 2.31% ......................... Return on common equity: 37.41%
Dividend payout: 13.65% ..................... EPS: $6.12
Total payout: 78.59%
Stock repurchase payout: 64.94%
and the current year industry averages are:
Stockholder Payout __________________ Stockholder Profitability
Dividend yield: 2.50% ......................... Return on common equity: 44.44%
Dividend payout: 15.10% ..................... EPS: $6.48
Total payout: 55.10%
Stock repurchase payout: 40.00%
How do you interpret the company's payout and profitability performance?

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(dollar amounts in thous ands) 2020 1,000 2019 2,000 Preferred stock Common stock, 230,000,000 and 176,000,000 shares issued in 2020 and 2019, respectively Additional paid-in capital common stock Retained earnings Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income Treasury stock (37,000,000 and 19,000,000 shares in 2020 and 2019, respectively) at cost Total stockholders' equity 2,300 1,760 432,000 3,700,000 4,604,600 (454,600) 147,000 (1,750,000) (975,000) $3,307,760 $ 2,970,300