Mintzberg, Inc. begins business on January 1, 2015 and is setup as a c-corp. On
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Mintzberg, Inc. begins business on January 1, 2015 and is setup as a c-corp.
On 12/31/15 they declared total dividends of $ 1,400,000 and they had the following in their equity section (after adjusting for dividends):
Common stock – 3,000,000 auth, $1 par-value, 1,500,000 issued $ 1,500,000
Preferred stock – 200,000 auth, 9%, $100 par-value, 100,000 issued $ 10,000,000
Treasury stock – 50,000 @ $40/share $ 2,000,000
Retained earnings $ 4,525,000
Additional paid-in capital $ 67,000,000
The following are selected transactions from the fiscal-year 2016:
January 10 – Mintzberg pays the dividends they declared in 2015.
February 23 – Mintzberg issues 10,000 shares of preferred stock for $225 / share.
April 3 – Mintzberg re-issues 15,000 shares of common stock (currently in treasury stock) for $28 / share.
June 13 – In exchange for 5,000 shares of unissued common stock, one of the owners of Mintzberg contributes a piece of machinery. The machinery is currently valued at $ 250,000.
December 31 – Mintzberg ends the year with $ 9,300,000 of net income ($12,000,000 of revenue and $2,700,000 of expenses). They close out net income to retained earnings and the board declares total dividends (preferred and common) of $2,200,000 to be paid on Jan 15 of the following year.
Please compute the dividends per share for common stockholders:
For dividends declared in 2015
For dividends declared in 2016
Explanation / Answer
For Dividends declared in 2015
Total dividends declared = $1,400,000
Preferred stock dividend = $900,000 (9% of $100 per share for 100,000 shares)
Balance for Equity shares = $500,000
Total outstanding common stock = 1,450,000
Dividend per Share = $500,000 / $1,450,000 = $0.34
For Dividends declared in 2016
At the end of the year total outstanding shares
Common :1,470,000 shares
Preferred : 110,000
Total dividends declared = $2,200,000
Preferred stock dividend = $990,000 (9% of $100 per share for 110,000 shares)
Balance for Equity shares = $1,210,000
Total outstanding common stock = 1,470,000
Dividend per Share = $1,210,000 / $1,470,000 = $0.82