3. Managerial efforts tc boost a company’s stock price should entail such actions as
paying off all long-term debt as rapidly as possible, keeping the company’s dividend payout
ratio between 25% and 50%, spending additional money on corporate citizenship and social
responsibility, and maintaining a credit rating that is no less than 8+.
raising the company’s dividend each year (ideally by at least $.05 per share) and repurchasing shares of common stock.
charging a price for branded footwear that is below the industry average in all geographic
regions, spending amounts on corporate citizenship and social responsibility that are below
the industry average, keeping the company’s image rating above 70, paying a dividend each
year that equals projected EPS, and repurchasing shares of common stock.
increasing the company’s dividends each year by $0.25 or more, keeping the company’s
