Fundamentals of Corporate Finance
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780077861704
Author: Stephen A. Ross Franco Modigliani Professor of Financial Economics Professor, Randolph W Westerfield Robert R. Dockson Deans Chair in Bus. Admin., Bradford D Jordan Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 4, Problem 15QP
Sustainable Growth [LO3] Assuming the following ratios are constant, what is the sustainable growth rate?
| Total asset turnover | = 3.40 |
| Profit margin | = 5.2 % |
| Equity multiplier | = 1.30 |
| Payout ratio | = 35% |
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