How does one evaluate/recommend an organization's appropriate debt/equity mix and dividend policy?
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The answer to this question is highly dependent on a number of factors, including the company's industry, competitive position, strategy, operating budget, and the risk tolerances of its owners.  The appropriate debt to equity ratio and dividend payout rate depends will be influenced by:\n1.  Current assets and liabilities will determine the amount a short term debt financing is available from a bank on a revolving line of credit.  Excess availability may be needed to fund short term seasonal needs.\n2.  The amount and type of long-term assets will help determine the amount and type of term debt available.\n3.  The company's fixed charge ratio (commonly, EBITDA divided by the sum of maintenance capital expenditures, taxes, principal and interest on debt) should be maintained at a comfort level (depending on the type of business and industry, at least 1.2 and probably 1.5 - investment grade companies are well over 2.0)\n4.  Cash flow required to fund growth (working capital and growth capital expenditures) will reduce the amount available to pay dividends.  \n5.  Dividends should come out of cash flows needed to maintain and grow the business.
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Use this formula:\n\nWACC = We*Re + Wp*Rp +Wd*Rd*(1-t)\n\nwhere We is the weight of equity (8MM/16MM = 0.5)\nwhere Wp is the weight of preferred (1MM/16MM)\nwhere Wd is the weight of debt (7MM/16MM)\n\nRe is the return on equity\nRp is the return on preferred stock\nRd is the return on debt\n\nt is the tax rate = 0.4
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How much cash are you putting in and how much equity are you willing to part with?
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In theory, netGuru (NGRU) - you can buy the stock for 0.49 per share and receive an annual dividend of 0.85 BUT it is unlikely to be around a year from now.\n\nIf you like Popeye's Fried Chicken you can buy AFC Enterprises (AFCE) for 13.50 per share and get an annual dividend (maybe) of 12.00 per share.\n\nTop 5 dividend yields (ticker, name, yield) \n\nNGRU, netGuru, Inc. 166.67% \n\nREMC, REMEC, Inc. 102.27% \n\nECR, ECC Capital Corporation 52.17% \n\nMMRSF, Madison Minerals Inc. 37.78% \n\nAFCE, AFC Enterprises, Inc. 35.69% \n\nVery high risk with all of these.
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Maybe the Better Business Bureau would have one. Maybe research Worldcom or Enron.
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Be very suspicious of individual recommendations. For sure the person providing the recommendation has an agenda. Here are a few guidelines to make your own picks: -\n* Make sure the company has a strong balance sheet for its size.\n* Check to see how the owners (insiders) are behaving. If they're all selling that may be a bad sign.\n* Are the shares liquid? Is there plenty of trading? If not, why not?\n* Understand their business. If you know nothing about biotechnology, it's probably not a great idea to invest in a company in that sector.\n* Check the news on the company for the last year. Make sure you're not missing a lawsuit, or something similar.\n* Ideally, the company will be profitable with strongly rising sales & profits. High margins & strong positive cash flows are very desirable.\n\nGODD LUCK!
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So, vronni78, you know that you are a hopeless illusionist ?\nYou are asking HOW they do. They don't. that's it.\n\nThey need each and every resource for dividende in cash\n\nSo: WHAT ethical standards and guidelines ?!!
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Think of this as the first step in performing adequate research into  stock. Use yahoo finance, look in the business section of the newspaper, go to the library and get a s and p stock guide. If you can't find it in one of those sources, chances are that it either is not a publicly traded company or it isn't worth your time.
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You need to know whether or not your company is going to match dollar for dollar what percentage is the company going to top off at? How many employees? What type of retirement-investments-bonds-stocks \nGet with the company below go to contact and just ask\nHow do I get started they will go from there.\nThere are also independent dealers look in your phone book
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1st, I suggest you give up no more than 70% of your stock options.  Never 50%, I hate to see you have something ripped from under you do to a technicality in who has put more investment in the company based on collateral.  Talking with an appropriate attorney regarding finacial possibilities = + as well as drawing up a contract with those of whom you distribute your stock to so as to bar liability for losses as well as investing in your interest for gains.  Good LUCK!
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Been there 9 years.  Good medical, dental benefits for your family, stock option plans, 401k, and tuition reimbursement (although this last one was phased out this year). Like any organization, there are good people and there are bad.  My experience is that the good definitely outnumber the bad. Many of the managers will work with you, especially if you have family, on scheduling, etc.  Just show them you are an excellent employee. Take advantage of the stock, though; you get to purchase it at a 15% discount.
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Couple of places to look:\n\nhttp://www.moneychimp.com/articles/valuation/dividend_discount.htm\n\nhttp://www2.una.edu/kvrensselaer/EMB%20503/cff408.ppt
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You will need to look at a company's SEC filing to obtain the data needed to calculate this ratio.\n\nThe formula is as follows:\n\nLONG-TERM DEBT* divided by LONG TERM CAPITAL**\n\n*Total debt includes all short-term and long-term obligations. \n\n**Total capital includes all common stock, preferred stock and long-term debt.
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http://www.mycorporation.com/index.htm\n\nThis site will do all of the leg work for you.
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If you want consistent high yield blue chip dividends then:\n\nBig Pharma:\n\nPFE (3.9%)\nBMY (4.7%)\nMRK (4.5)\n\nBanking:\n\nC (4.1%)\nBAC (4.4%)\nWM (4.5%)\n\netc... \n\nHowever you want want very high yield dividends; but no guarantee then look toward shipping:\n\nSFL (10.7%)\nFRO (19.8%)\nDSX (14.3%)\n\nYou can also easily use Yahoo Finance's Stock Screener to screen for high dividend yields...
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It's not price.  The current management can choose to pay a dividend that is high, low, or zero.
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4.3% dividend is pretty good. Company looks strong.\n\nI heard they are thinking of spinning off their Women's apparel division. Their last spin off did extremely well: \nCOACH Inc: \nhttp://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=COH&t=5y