Franklin Electric is presently generating earnings available to common shareholders of $7.25 per share. The firm's income tax rate is 40%. Franklin is paying a dividend to the preferred shareholders of $2.10 per share. The firm's dividend payout ratio on common stock is 20%. What is the amount per share that Franklin will pay in dividends to common shareholders?

$1.45

Explanation:

First of all we need to know what is earnings available to common shareholders (EACS).

EACS is the part of earnings which is available to common shareholders after deducting preference dividend from net income after taxes.

We can understand the as follows

Net Profit after taxes $

Less: Preference dividend ()

Earnings available to.common shareholders

From this amount is we divide number of common stocks / shares, we will get Earnings Per Share (EPS)

EPS = Earnings available to equity shareholders / number of common stock shares

Dividend Payout Ration to common stock (given) = 20%

It means the comapny is paying 20% of EPS to common stock holders and 80% of EPS is tthe retained earnings of the company

Hence dividend to common stockholder = Earnings available.to common shareholders × dividend payout ratio

= $7.25 × 20%

= $1.45

$1.45 is the dividend which company pay to common shareholders

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you will have $9321.91 in 20 years if you set aside $2000 at 8%

you will have $1469.32 in 5 years if you set aside $1000 at 8%

you will have $1296.87 in 10 years if you set aside $500 at 10%

you will have $239.66 in 15 years if you set aside $100 at 6%

you will have $4660.96 in 20 years if you set aside $1000 at 8%

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