Capital Structure and Dividends—Baker Hughes Incorporated

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Capital Structure and Dividends
Analyzing the Dividend Policies of Various Companies
Please use the company Baker Hughes Incorporated to complete this assignment. . Please review the company�s dividends over the past three years. Then, answer the following questions in Word (except for the Excel portion specifically noted):
**What has occurred with company�s dividend payout, dividend yield, and dividend per share over the past three years? Do you have any explanations for what has occurred?
**How does your selected company�s dividend payout, dividend yield, and dividend per share compare to other companies in its industry? Has the company�s dividend strategy been similar to other companies in its industry?
**Excel Document—-You are now to use Excel and plot your selected company�s earnings and dividends over the past three years. Do you notice any patterns?
What is your estimate for your company�s dividend per share next year? Please justify why you made that decision.
Now locate a company that has reduced or eliminated its common stock cash dividend over the past year. Why did the company reduce or eliminate its dividend? What has happened to the company�s stock price over the year?
Assignment Expectations
1 page in excel 2 pages in word
You are expected to:
Whenever appropriate, please use Excel to show supporting computations in an appendix, present financial information in tables, and use the data computed to answer follow-up questions. In finance, in addition to being able to write well, it�s important to present information in a professional manner and to analyze financial information. This is part of the assignment expectations and will be considered for grading purposes.