FUND. OF CORPORATE FINANCE (LL)
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Chapter 4, Problem 21QP
Sustainable Growth and Outside Financing [LO3] You’ve collected the following information about Draiman, Inc.:
Sales | = $195,000 |
Net income | = $16,200 |
Dividends | = $9,400 |
Total debt | = $73,000 |
Total equity | = $55,000 |
What is the sustainable growth rate for the company? If it does grow at this rate, how much new borrowing will take place in the coming year, assuming a constant debt–equity ratio? What growth rate could be supported with no outside financing at all?
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