Dividend Policy and Retained Earnings The year is 2002 and you are an investor in a company called "Amazon." You are attending an annual shareholder meeting, where their founder Jeff is talking about building warehouses all around the country. The meeting progresses to the Q&A section and it's clear the shareholders are not pleased with the lack of dividends so far. Listen to their concerns and offer advice on Amazon's dividend policy. How would a one-time dividend affect the value of Amazon stock if it were announced today? Materials on the right have been updated >>> A one-time dividend would increase the stock price today. A one-time dividend would decrease the stock price today. A one-time dividend would not affect the stock price today. Stocl Shar Mark Exce Divid

Use the internet to find a publicly-held companys annual report. Locate the section that comments on the Stockholders Equity section of the financial reports. What additional insights are you able to learn by looking further into the commentary? Is there anything that surprised you or that you think is missing and could help you if you were deciding whether to invest $100,000 of your savings in this companys stock?

Assume that you are consulting the board of directors for a start-up firm. The firm is expecting small profits and possible losses in the next couple of years, but significant growth over the next 10 years. They have asked your opinion on a dividend policy for the firm.  In your initial post, provide your opinion on a dividend policy along with reasoning using terminology and business factors discussed in this module.

Assuming yourself to be Anna, narrate what you would have read in the file. Your narrative should include answers to the following: Note: 1 Retention ratio = 1 – Dividend payout ratio a) What is the current Dividend per share (DPS) for Chatterbox Inc., assuming a 100% dividend payout policy?

You are an accounting student at your local university. Your brother has recently managed to save $5,000, and he would like to invest some of this money in the stock market, so hes researching various global corporations that are listed on the stock exchange. He is reviewing a company that has Goodwill as an item on the balance sheet. He is quite perplexed about what this means, so he asks you for help, knowing that you are taking accounting classes. How would you explain the concept of goodwill to him by comparing it to other types of resources the company has available?

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Joy wants to invest his funds in shares in one of the two existing manufacturing companies. The following information about the dividend paid during the seven years of the Year Brown Company Avel Company 2000 500 300 2001 600 557 2002 665 615 2003 675 640 2004 785 790 2005 800 815 2006 815 795 If you as an investment consultant who is conducting an analysis of the two companies, with Using trend analysis, which company would you recommend to Joy for his investment in 2010? (work with complete procedure)

Identify information used in an investment decision Look forward to the daywhen you will have accumulated $5,000, and assume that you have decided to investthat hard-earned money in the common stock of a publicly owned corporation. Whatdata about that company will you be most interested in, and how will you arrangethose data so they are most meaningful to you? What information about the company will you want on a weekly basis, on a quarterly basis, and on an annual basis?How will you decide whether to sell, hold, or buy some more of the firm’s stock?

Assuming yourself to be Anna, narrate what you would have read in the file. Your narrative should include answers to the following: Note: 1 Retention ratio = 1 – Dividend payout ratio d) If Chatterbox Inc. switches to the new dividend policy, what would be the DPS for the next period?

As a bakery business continues to grow, cash flow has become more of a concern. The board of directors would like to maintain the market share price, so a discussion ensues about issuing a stock dividend versus a cash dividend. As a newly appointed board member you listen to the conversation and need to cast your vote. Which do you vote for: stock dividend or cash dividend?