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Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait has net income BD 8,250,000, at the end of 2019. The bank has decided to distribute on common stockholders 35%. However, the BBK stock trading on the Bahrain Burse at BD 25 nowadays. If you know that the number of outstanding common stock is 500,000 share. Required: (8 marks) - Compute the following: 1 - Dividend Pay-out Ratio. 2- Retention Ratio. 3- Dividend Yield.
Dividend per share = Total Dividend/ Number of Outstanding shares
= ( 8,250,000 * 35%) / 500,000
= 2,887,500 / 500,000
= BD 5.775
1. Dividend pay-out ratio = Dividend/ Net Income
= 2,887,500/ 8,250,000
= 35 %
2. Retention Ratio= 1- Dividend pay out ratio
= 1- 35%
= 65%
3. Dividend Yield = Dividend per share / Current price per share
= 5.775 / 25
= 20.625%
