Consider the following information taken from the stockholders€™ equity section:

Required:
1. Calculate the following for 2012 (Note: Round answers to two decimal places):
Stockholder Payout Stockholder Profitability
Dividend yield ............ Return on common equity
Dividend payout ........... EPS
Total payout
Stock repurchase payout
2. Assume 2011 ratios were:
Stockholder Payout Stockholder Profitability
Dividend yield: 0.85% ......... Return on common equity: 34.26%
Dividend payout: 9.80% ........ EPS: $3.51
Total payout: 70.00%
Stock repurchase payout: 60.20% and the current year industry averages are:
Stockholder Payout Stockholder Profitability
Dividend yield: 0.76% ........... Return on common equity: 23.81%
Dividend payout: 12.35% .......... EPS: $1.23
Total payout: 48.37%
Stock repurchase payout: 36.02%
How do you interpret the company€™s payout and profitability performance?

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(dollar amount in thousands) 2012 2011 $ 1,000 ,000 Preferred stock Common stock, 334,328,193 and 330,961,869 shares issued in 2012 and 2011, respectively Additional paid-in capital-common stock Retained earnings Accumulated other comprehensive [loss income Treasury stock (76,275,837 and 56,960,213 3,343 766,382 5,460,629 206,662) 3,310 596,239 4,630,390 58,653 shares in 2012 and 2011, respectively) at cost 3,267,955) 2.205,987) Total stockholders' equity $ 2,756,737 3,083,605 Additional Information (all numbers in thousands other than per share information) 2012 Weighted average common shares oustanding Price per share at year end Net income Preferred dividends Common dividends Common dividends per share Stock repurchases 184,000 $105.45 $1,358,950 $100,000 $213,440 $1.16 $834,975