Question

The most recent financial statements for Schenkel Co. are shown here: Income Statement Balance Sheet Sales $ 14,500 Current assets $ 12,000 Debt $ 16,500 Costs 8,400 Fixed assets 29,000 Equity 24,500 Taxable income $ 6,100 Total $ 41,000 Total $ 41,000 Taxes (40%) 2,440 Net income $ 3,660 Assets and costs are proportional to sales. Debt and equity are not. The company maintains a constant 30 percent dividend payout ratio. No external equity financing is possible. What is the sustainable growth rate? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.) Sustainable growth rate %

Answer 1

0.1046 or 10.46%

Step-by-step explanation:

The computation of the sustainable growth rate is shown below:

The Sustainable growth rate of the firm is

= Return on Equity × ( 1 - Dividend Payout Ratio )

where,

Dividend Payout Ratio = 30%

And,

Return on equity is

= Net Income ÷ Shareholder 's equity

= $3660 ÷ $ 24,500

= 0.14938

So,

Sustainable growth rate is

= 0.14938 × (1 - 30%)

= 0.1046 or 10.46%