For Each of the Following Companies,determine the Total Dividends Paid

question 39

Essay

For each of the following companies,determine the total dividends paid to common equity holders in order to value the firm:
$\begin{array}{l}\begin{array}{lll}&\underline {\text { Company }}\\\text {(amounts in thousands)}&\underline {\text { Adam }}&\underline {\text { Baxter }}&\underline {\text { Cooper }}\\\text {Dividends Paid to Common }&\$ 124 & \$ 2,134 & \$ 325 \\\text {Shareholders}\\\text {Common Stock Repurchases}&\$ 412 & \$ 140 & \$ 1,247 \\\text {Common Stock Issued}&\$ 95 & \$ 1,985 & \$ 145 \\\end{array}\end{array}$

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