This is a more difficult but informative problem. James Brodrick & Sons, Incorporated, is growing rapidly...

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This is a more difficult but informative problem. James Brodrick & Sons, Incorporated, is growing rapidly and, if at all possible, would like to finance its growth without selling new equity. Selected information from the company's five-year financial forecast follows. Year Earnings after tax (5 millions) Capital investment (5 millions) Target book value debt-to-equity ratio (%) Dividend payout ratio (%) Marketable securities ($ millions) (Year 0 marketable securities $200 million) 1 2 4 5 100 118 158 212 300 180 300 300 360 490 130 130 130 130 130 ? ? 200 200 200 200 200 a. According to this forecast, what dividends will the company be able to distribute annually without raising new equity and while maintaining a balance of $200 million in marketable securities? What will the annual dividend payout ratio be? (Hint: Remember sources of cash must equal uses at all times.) Note: Round dividends to the nearest million dollars and the payout ratio % to the nearest ones place. Year Dividends (millions) Divident Payout ratio (%) (5 millions). This is a more difficult but informative problem. James Brodrick & Sons, Incorporated, is growing rapidly and, if at all possible, would like to finance its growth without selling new equity. Selected information from the company's five-year financial forecast follows. Year Earnings after tax (5 millions) Capital investment (5 millions) Target book value debt-to-equity ratio (%) Dividend payout ratio (%) Marketable securities ($ millions) (Year 0 marketable securities $200 million) 1 2 4 5 100 118 158 212 300 180 300 300 360 490 130 130 130 130 130 ? ? 200 200 200 200 200 a. According to this forecast, what dividends will the company be able to distribute annually without raising new equity and while maintaining a balance of $200 million in marketable securities? What will the annual dividend payout ratio be? (Hint: Remember sources of cash must equal uses at all times.) Note: Round dividends to the nearest million dollars and the payout ratio % to the nearest ones place. Year Dividends (millions) Divident Payout ratio (%) (5 millions).

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