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Use the following financial information to answer the questions that follow: AT&

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Question

Use the following financial information to answer the questions that follow:

AT&T

Verizon

Net Income

$7.48 Billion

$5.9 Billion

Return on Assets

2.84%

4.42%

Revenue

$128 Billion

$118 Billion

Total Debt

$77 Billion

$50 Billion

Stock Price

$35.17

$50.11

Dividends per share

$1.80

$2.12

EPS

$1.37

$0.77

Compare AT&T

AT&T

Verizon

Net Income

$7.48 Billion

$5.9 Billion

Return on Assets

2.84%

4.42%

Revenue

$128 Billion

$118 Billion

Total Debt

$77 Billion

$50 Billion

Stock Price

$35.17

$50.11

Dividends per share

$1.80

$2.12

EPS

$1.37

$0.77

Explanation / Answer

Calculation of Pay-out and Dividend Yield Ratio

Particulars

AT&T

Verizon

Net Income

$7.48 Billion

$ 5.9 Billion

Return on Assets

2.84 %

4.42 %

Revenue

$ 128 Billion

$ 118 Billion

Total Debt

$ 77 Billion

$ 50 Billion

Stock Price

$35.17

$50.11

Dividend Per Share (DPS)

$1.8

$2.12

EPS

$3.17

$0.77

Dividend Pay-out Ratio (DPS/EPS)

131.39%

275.32%

Dividend Yield ( Dividend/ Stock Price)

5.12 %

4.23 %

Dividend Pay-out Ratio = Dividend per Share/ EPS

Dividend Yield= Annual Dividend/ Stock Price

Analysis of Pay-out ratios

By observing the pay-out ratios it is appearing that both companies distributing more than 100 % of what they are earning per share. It seems as a good investment but growth potential may be lower in this type of investment.

Calculation of ROE

ROE by using Due Pont Analysis

ROE= (Profit Margin ) x ( Assets Turn Over ) x (Financial Leverage)

ROE= (Net Income / Sales) x ( Sales / Total Assets ) x ( Total Assets/ Total Equity)

Particulars

AT&T

Verizon

Net Income

$7.48 Billion

$ 5.9 Billion

Revenue

$ 128 Billion

$ 118 Billion

Profit Margin ( Net Income / Sales) ( A)

5.84 %

5.00 %

Return on Assets (B)

2.84 %

4.42 %

Total Debt

$ 77 Billion

$ 50 Billion

Total Assets ( Sales / Return on Assets)

$4507 Billion

$ 2669.68 Billion

Equity ( Total Assets

Particulars

AT&T

Verizon

Net Income

$7.48 Billion

$ 5.9 Billion

Return on Assets

2.84 %

4.42 %

Revenue

$ 128 Billion

$ 118 Billion

Total Debt

$ 77 Billion

$ 50 Billion

Stock Price

$35.17

$50.11

Dividend Per Share (DPS)

$1.8

$2.12

EPS

$3.17

$0.77

Dividend Pay-out Ratio (DPS/EPS)

131.39%

275.32%

Dividend Yield ( Dividend/ Stock Price)

5.12 %

4.23 %

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