Dividend Policy at FPL Group FPL Group Overview: The FPL Group was Florida’s largest electric utility group and the fourth largest in America. The FPL Group had annual revenues of exceeding $5 billion. Florida Power & Light Company‚ the main subsidiary of the FPL Group had 3.9 million customer accounts and covered a service area that included six of America’s ten fastest growing metropolitan areas. a. Summarize the key elements of FPL’s financial policy and compare it with other relevant
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Subject: Dividend Policy at FPL Group‚ Inc. Problem: Should FPL cut dividend? And should Stark revise her investment recommendation? Options: 1) Keep dividend per share growth at 1.65% 2) Dividend per share grows at 1% 3) Keep dividend per share constant at $2.46 4) Cut dividend by 30% and repurchase 10 million shares each year after the cut Recommendations: We recommend FPL to cut dividend by 30% in order to free up more cash to facilitate its growth and fight the upcoming competitions
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FPL An Overview FPL Group‚ Inc. is Florida’s largest electric utility company. In 1925‚ through the consolidation of numerous electric and gas companies‚ they formed Florida Power & Light Company (FP&L). FP&L grew steadily over the next 50 years until rising fuel costs‚ operating issues‚ and construction costs began to decrease profitability. In the mid-1980s‚ FPL diversified with four major acquisitions - Colonial Penn Life Insurance Company‚ Telesat Cablevision‚ Inc.‚ CBR Information Group
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dividends often affects the price of the stock · Dividends have no impact on the value of a company‚ the stockholders can “create” dividends by simply selling the stock 2. What are the most important issues confronting the FPL Group in May 1994? · The management is concerned by the “increasing risk facing the industry”. Deregulation in the utility industry ( Exhibit 1 – wholesale wheeling) · Decline in the S&P Electric Utility Index
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Stark‚ the electric utilities analyst at First Equity Securities Corporation was faced with a decision involving FPL Group on May 5‚ 1994. Three weeks earlier‚ she had valued FPL with a “hold” recommendation due to the belief that FPL would either keep its dividend payout at $2.48 or increase it slightly. Today however‚ she saw a report from Merrill Lynch stating that they were downgrading FPL stock due to management’s concern that the dividend payout was too high given the increasing risks facing the
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her recommendation regarding FPL. The HOLD recommendation seems to be the most appropriate. Our judgement assumes a dividend cut from FPL. However‚ this dividend cut would be a precise strategic choice rather than one dictated by financing difficulties. Specifically‚ the dividend cut will raise future growth‚ with little effect on the stock price. By cutting dividends‚ FPL can react better to future threats. After an initial panic selling triggered by the news shock (FPL never cut its dividend in
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DIVIDEND POLICY AT FPL GROUP‚ INC. (Case report) Subject: Dividend Policy at FPL Group‚ Inc. Problem: Should Kate Stark revise her current investment recommendation of “hold” on FPL’s stock to her clients? Options: 1) To change her “hold” recommendation to a “buy” recommendation 2) To change her “hold” recommendation to a “sell” recommendation 3) Remain unchanged; continue with the “hold” recommendation Recommendation: Table of Contents Overview 3 Analysis 4 Overview In 1994
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have a well-presented PowerPoint presentation about their analysis of dividend policy at FPL group Inc. They have demonstrated the process of how they come up with these results briefly. They have also examined the company’s history‚ financial figures and some related industry information‚ and gave reasonable recommendations. The report team expected that the company would most likely to hold their currently dividend policy and suggested their clients to sell the company shares in short term. However
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Subject: Investment Recommendation on FPL Date: 3/5/2013 FPL is one of the largest utility companies in Florida and the fourth largest in the country. The company has continuously had great financial quarters while offering one of the highest dividend amounts in its industry. 1993 was a record year for FPL with $514 million in net come and dividends amounting for $2.75 per share. With operating efficiency continuing to improve as time goes on‚ the company looks like it has a positive future.
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