Go-Go Industries is growing at 30% per year. It is all-equity-financed and has total assets of $1

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Go-Go Industries is growing at 30% per year. It is all-equity-financed and has total assets of $1 million. Its return on equity is 25%. Its plowback ratio is 40%.

a. What is the internal growth rate?

b. What is the firm's need for external financing this year?

c. By how much would the firm increase its internal growth rate if it reduced its payout ratio to zero?

d. By how much would such a move reduce the need for external financing? What do yd conclude about the relationship between dividend policy and requirements for external financing?

Dividend
A dividend is a distribution of a portion of company’s earnings, decided and managed by the company’s board of directors, and paid to the shareholders. Dividends are given on the shares. It is a token reward paid to the shareholders for their...
Internal Growth Rate
"An internal growth rate (IGR) is the highest level of growth achievable for a business without obtaining outside financing, and a firm's maximum internal growth rate is the level of business operations that can continue to fund and grow the...
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Fundamentals of Corporate Finance

ISBN: 978-0077861629

8th edition

Authors: Richard Brealey, Stewart Myers, Alan Marcus

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