The stock of Lamatar Company will go ex-dividend tomorrow. The current market-value based balance sheet of the
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The stock of Lamatar Company will go ex-dividend tomorrow. The current market-value based balance sheet of the company is follows: | |||||||
Assets | Liabilities & Equity | ||||||
Cash | $ 260,000 | Equity | $ 1,050,000 | ||||
Fixed Assets | $ 790,000 | ||||||
$ 1,050,000 | $ 1,050,000 | ||||||
Other information: | |||||||
Number of outstanding shares: | 21000 | ||||||
Cash dividend (per share): | $5.00 | ||||||
Now suppose that Lamatar again changes its mind and decides to issue a 10% stock dividend instead of either cash dividend or share repurchse plan. | |||||||
v. Prepare the pro-forma balance sheet (as shown above) after the stock dividend payment? | |||||||
vi. What will be the price per share after the stock dividend? | |||||||
vii. If you currently own 10% shares of Lamatar Company, what will be the changes in the value of your investment in Lamatar stocks? | |||||||
viii. Based on your answers to (i) to (vii) above, compare the effect of different divided payout policies on stock price, market value of the firm, the shareholder's wealth. |
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