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 ............................... 184,000
Price per share at year end ........................................................ $105.45
Net income ..................................................................... $1,358,950
Preferred dividends .............................................................. $100,000
Common dividends .............................................................. $213,440
Common dividends per share ....................................................... $1.16
Stock repurchases ................................................................ $834,975
Required:
1. Calculate the following for 2020.
Stockholder Payout __________________ Stockholder Profitability
Dividend yield .................................... Return on common equity
Dividend payout .................................. EPS
Total payout
Stock repurchase payout
2. Assume 2019 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 amounts in thousands) 2020 2019 Preferred stock |Common stock, 334,328,193 and 330,961,869 shares issued in 2020 and 2019, respectively Additional paid-in capital-common stock Retained earnings Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income Treasury stock (76,275,837 and 56,960,213 shares in 2020 and 2019, respectively) at cost Total stockholders' equity 1,000 1,000 3,343 766,382 5,460,629 (206,662) 3,310 596,239 4,630,390 58,653 (3,267,955) (2,205,987) $ 3,083,605 $ 2,756,737