Lightfoot Inc., a software development firm, has stock outstanding as follows: 25,000
1 answer:
Preferred stock:
Year 1=$0.30
Year 2=$0.50
Year 3=$1.60
Year 4=$0.80
Common stock
Year 1=$0.00
Year 2=$0.00
Year 3=$0.91
Year 4=$3.09
The requirement is to compute dividend per share(total dividends divided by shares outstanding) for both preferred stocks and equity shares.
The cumulative preferred stock means that the future dividends would include dividends unpaid in the earlier years.
Annual dividend for preferred stock=number of shares*par value*dividend rate
number of shares=25,000
par value=$20
dividend rate=4%
annual dividend for preferred stock=25,000*$20*4%
annual dividend for preferred stock=$20,000
In year 1, all of the dividends,$7,500 would be paid to cumulative preferred stockholders, which leaves a balance of $12,500 to be paid in future years
In year 2, the dividend payable to cumulative preferred stocks is the arrears of $12,500 plus the $20,000 for year 2 i.e. $32,500
The fact that only $12,500 was paid means that the unpaid cumulative dividends at the end of year 2 are $20,000( i.e. $32,500-$12,500)
In year 3, the arrears of $20,000 for cumulative preferred stocks and the $20,000 dividends for the current year would be paid together since the amount of dividends declared is $68,210
equity dividends=total dividends-cumulative preferred stocks' dividends
equity dividends=$68,210-$40,000
equity dividends=$28,210
In year 4, out of the dividends of $115,790, only $20,000 is due to preferred stockholders as annual dividends as there are no arrears of dividends
Equity dividends=$115,790-$20,000
equity dividends=$95,790
Note that dividend per share is total dividends divided by shares
Preferred stock:
Year Total dividends Shares Dividend per share
1 $7,500 25000 $0.30
2 $12,500 25000 $0.50
3 $40,000 25000 $1.60
4 $20,000 25000 $0.80
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