3. Buena Terra Corporation is reviewing its capital budget for the upcoming year. It has
paid a $3.00 dividend per share (DPS) for the past several years, and its shareholders
expect the dividend to remain constant for the next several years. The company's
target capital structure is 60 percent equity and 40 percent debt. It has 1,000,000
shares of common equity outstanding, and its net income is $8 million. The company
forecasts that it will require $10 million to fund all of its profitable (i.e., positive
NPV) projects for the upcoming year.
a. a. If Buena Terra follows the residual distribution model (and makes all
distributions as dividends), how much retained earnings will it need to fund its
capital budget?
b. If Buena Terra follows the residual model with all distributions in the form of
dividends, what will the company's dividend per share and payout ratio be for
the upcoming year?
c. If Buena Terra maintains its current $3.00 DPS for next year, how much
retained earnings would be available to support the capital budget?
d. Can the company maintain its current capital structure, maintain the $3.00
DPS, and maintain a $10 million capital budget without having to raise new
common stock?