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Gainesboro Machine Tools Corporation. WHICH DIVIDEND POLICY IS BETTER?. 102363009 邱元亨 102363065 蔡博先 102363088 莊皓鈞 102363040 張筱菁 102363089 王奕云. Agenda. Industry Analysis. B2B company Need capital injection in product development
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Gainesboro Machine Tools Corporation WHICH DIVIDEND POLICYIS BETTER? 102363009 邱元亨 102363065 蔡博先 102363088 莊皓鈞 102363040 張筱菁 102363089 王奕云
Industry Analysis • B2B company • Need capital injection in product development • Others in CAD/CAM industry usually don’t pay dividend • Companies in this industry focusing on rejuvenating techs and facilities
Company analysis • Gainesboro is going to gain a great deal of long-term debt • May well invest in boosting manufacturing capacity • We don’t recommend name changing • B2B company needs slight consumer awareness • Buyers know what they are doing with CAD/CAM Co. • The money shall be invested on more meaningful domain(ex:RD)
I. 40 percent payout or a dividend of around $0.20 a share • The payout percentage is pretty close comparing to the similar industries, like electrical-industrial-equipment and machine-tool. • However, after dividend cash amounts are negative until year 2011. (Exhibit 8) • it is inappropriate to borrow money to feed the monetary gap.
II. Residual-dividend payout • Reasonable to pay dividend only if all the projects offering positive net present values. • We tell from the Exhibit 1 showing the fluctuation in net income, and it represents that the dividend payout is unsteady. • A high-growth technology corporation needs much money to expand and invest the new research.
III. Zero-dividend payment • High-growth and high-technology firmstend to adopt this policy. • Firms that requires huge cash at hand to invest for higher return. • The market expects strong capital appreciation.
We Suggest: Zero Dividend Payout
Reason 1: • The policy is in line with the firm’s strategic emphasis on advanced technologies and CAD/CAM. >Supporting Material: Exhibit 2, the projected 2005 property, plant equipment will increase from 175,355 to 205,458.
Reason 2: • Meeting the stock holders interest. >Supporting Material: Exhibit 4, long-term individual investors have dropped from 37% to 26%; short term/trading-oriented individual investors have grown from 5% to 13%.
Reason 3: • Continuing borrowing will be needed if adopt dividend payout. >Supporting Material: Exhibit 8, if continuing giving dividend, especially keeping the 40% payout ratio, the company will not have excess cash until 2011.
Why companies want to take stocks repurchases? • Undervaluation • Capital Structure Adjustment • Prevention of share dilution from employee stock option • Take-over Defense
Motivation for Repurchases • Signaling Blooming Future • Increase EPS
Our Decision We do not choose to buy back stock. • For signaling confidence in their company? • For increasing EPS? Building an entry obstacles to competitors is the most important thing they should do. And this decision should depend on the different industries.