Matheny Inc Dividend Policy Analysis

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Dividend Policy Analysis Matheny Inc. went public 3 years ago. The board of directors will be meeting shortly after the end of the year to decide on a dividend policy. In the past, growth has been financed primarily through the retention of earnings. A stock or a cash dividend has never been declared. Presented below is a brief financial summary of Matheny Inc. operations.  (a) Suggest factors to be considered by the board of directors in establishing a dividend policy. (b) Compute the rate of return on assets, profit margin on sales, earnings per share, price-earnings ratio, and current ratio for each of the 5 years for Matheny Inc. (c) Comment on the appropriateness of declaring a cash dividend at this time, using the ratios computed in part (b) as a major factor in youranalysis. http://questions.transtutors.com/Transtutors001/Images/Transtutors001_51e91670-3e03-41f1-b8b7-d97804829325.PNG