High Flyer, Inc., wishes to maintain a growth rate of 16.75 percent per year and a debt–equity ratio of 1.05. The profit margin is 4.5 percent, and total asset turnover is constant at 1.05. What is the dividend payout ratio? (A negative answer should be indicated by a minus sign. Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e. g., 32.16.)
Dividend payout ratio %
What is the maximum sustainable growth rate for this company? (Do not round intermediate calculations and enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e. g., 32.16.)
Sustainable growth rate %

The dividend payout ratio is -48.12%

The Sustainable growth rate is 16.74%

Explanation:

In order to calculate the dividend payout ratio we would have to calculate the following formula:

growth rate=(ROE x dividend payout ratio ) / [ (1 - (ROE x dividend payout ratio))

To calcuate the ROE we would have to use the following formula:

ROE=Profit margin x Total asset turnover x Equity multiplier

ROE=0.045 x 1.05 x (1 + 1.05)

ROE=0.0968625

Therefore, dividend payout ratio would be calculated as follows:

0.1675 = (0.0968625 x dividend payout ratio) / [ 1 - (0.0968625 x dividend payout ratio))

0.1675 = 0.0968625 dividend payout ratio / (1 - 0.0968625 dividend payout ratio)

0.1675 - 0.016224469 dividend payout ratio = 0.0968625 dividend payout ratio

0.1675 = 0.113086969 dividend payout ratio

dividend payout ratio=1.481160928

Therefore, dividend payout ratio=1-1.481160928

dividend payout ratio=-48.12%

To calculate the Sustainable growth rate we would have to calcilate the following formula:

Sustainable growth rate=ROE*b/1-ROE*b

Sustainable growth rate=0.0968625*1.481160928/1-0.0968625*1.481160928

Sustainable growth rate=0.14346895/1-0.14346895

Sustainable growth rate=0.14346895/0.85653105

Sustainable growth rate=16.74%