Dividends and Payout Policy - Salisbury University

He implemented a dividend policy that increased the dividend payout ratio from 43 percent in the early 1920s to 91 percent in 1929. However, the dividend was held constant in 1930 and 1931 even as sales and earnings decreased. This led to a payout ratio of 500 percent(!) in 1930 and 350 percent in 1931. ................
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