Joe Smolinski’s suggestion of not paying any dividend in order to provide the company with the cash to expand the project of the business. Dividends have a cost which is typically higher than the after tax cots of debt. Firm has had long history of not paying the dividends and shareholder are expecting some dividends because their good performance. It’s probably not wise to retain 100% of the earnings if the company can not convince the shareholder that it would be in their best interest for the firm to reinvest the earnings. The advantages of not paying any dividends (Pros) are:
Good source of internal funds without having to pay floatation cost.
Less of a negative price on stock
The disadvantages of not paying any dividends (Cons) are:
Can have a negative impact on stock price.
Payment of dividends resolves some uncertainty regarding performance of the firm in the minds of investor.
Some investors have a desire for current income.