For each of the following four groups of companies, state whether you would expect them to distribute a relatively high or low proportion of current earnings and whether you would expect them to have a relatively high or low price-earnings ratio.

a. High-risk companies.
Current earnings
Price-Earnings Ratio

b. Companies that have recently experienced a temporary decline in profits.
Current earnings
Price-Earnings Ratio

c. Companies that expect to experience a decline in profits.
Current earnings
Price-Earnings Ratio

d. “Growth” companies with valuable future investment opportunities.

Current earnings
Price-Earnings Ratio


Thank you. I cannot find this information anywhere.

Denise

d)Growth” companies with valuable future investment opportunities

Current earnings should distribute very low dividend
Price-Earnings Ratio should be high


a)High-risk companies

Current earnings should distribute high dividend
Price-Earnings Ratio should be low


b)Companies that have recently experienced a temporary decline in profits
Current earnings should maintain a stable dividend policy or it can distribute more

Price-Earnings Ratio relatively lower


c)Companies that expect to experience a decline in profits.
Current earnings should distribute a low dividend
Price-Earnings Ratio relatively lower

Sigh.

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We aren't here just to do people's work for them. It's their work. And Denise, if you can't "find" the info, maybe it was meant for you to think about and try to see if you can come up with something.