Recent Financial Statements for Madison Company Are Given Below

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Essay

Recent financial statements for Madison Company are given below:


Madison Company paid dividends of $3.15 per share during the year.The company's common stock had a market price of $63 per share on December 31.Assets at the beginning of the year totaled $1,100,000 and stockholders' equity totaled $725,000.

Required:

Compute the following:

a.Earnings per share of common stock.
b.Dividend payout ratio.
c.Dividend yield ratio.
d.Price-earnings ratio.
e.Return on total assets.
f.Return on common stockholders' equity.
g.Was financial leverage positive or negative for the year? Explain.

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