Question

The most recent financial statements for Bello Co. are shown here: Income Statement Balance Sheet Sales $ 18,900 Current assets $ 11,700 Debt $ 15,700 Costs 12,800 Fixed assets 26,500 Equity 22,500 Taxable income $ 6,100 Total $ 38,200 Total $ 38,200 Taxes (21%) 1,281 Net income $ 4,819 Assets and costs are proportional to sales. Debt and equity are not. The company maintains a constant 30 percent dividend payout ratio. What is the internal growth rate? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

Answer 1

9.69%

Step-by-step explanation:

Calculate for the internal growth rate

First step is to calculate the ROA

ROA = $4,819/$38,200

ROA=.1262*100

ROA= 12.62%

Second step is to calculate the plowback ratio b

The plowback ratio, b= 1 – .30

b= .70

Now let calculate the Internal growth rate using this formula

Internal growth rate=(ROA × b)/[1 – (ROA × b)]

Let plug in the formula

Internal growth rate=[.1262(.70)]/[1 – .1262(.70)]

Internal growth rate=.0969*100

Internal growth rate= 9.69%

Therefore the internal growth rate will be 9.69%