Cash versus stock dividend Manama Tool has the following stockholders' equity account. The firm's common stock currently

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Cash versus stock dividend Manama Tool has the following stockholders' equity account. The firm's common stock currently sells for US$4 per share.
Preferred stock.........................................US$ 100,000
Common stock (400,000 shares at US$1 par)............400,000
Paid in capital in excess of par.............................200,000
Retained earnings............................................320,000
Total stockholders' equity............................US$1020000
a. Show the effects on the firm of a cash dividend of US$0.01, US$0.05, US$0.10, and US$0.20 per share.
b. Show the effects on the firm of a 1 percent, 5 percent, 10 percent, and 20 percent stock dividend.
c. Compare the effects in parts a and b. What are the significant differences between the two methods of paying dividends?
Common Stock
Common stock is an equity component that represents the worth of stock owned by the shareholders of the company. The common stock represents the par value of the shares outstanding at a balance sheet date. Public companies can trade their stocks on...
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...
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Principles of Managerial Finance

ISBN: 978-1408271582

Arab World Edition

Authors: Lawrence J. Gitman, Chad J. Zutter, Wajeeh Elali, Amer Al Roubaix

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