Step4 You can use the average of your firm's industry average ratios as "optimal capital structure". You can also calculate business risk of your allocated company (standard deviation of EBIT/Total assets for the 5-year period) as well as other firms in your firm's industry. Use the "Template for Calculation" in the LMS to calculate business risk, industry average etc. a) A dividend change is defined as the relative difference from the previous year's level. - Interim dividend change = interim dividend per share in year t minus interim dividend per share in year t1. - Final dividend change = Final dividend per share in year t minus Final dividend per share in year t1. b) Announcement date for the dividend change can be identified from "ASX announcements from the DatAnalysis Premium Database". - Announcement date for interim dividend change: use the announcement date of half yearly report - Announcement date for final dividend change: use the announcement date of preliminary final report - Select "ASX announcements" - Select "Search option - Click here to refine your search by ASX Announcement Type and/or text search" - For Announcement Type: select periodic reports - For Sub-Announcement Type: select preliminary - final statement for final dividend; half yearly report interim dividend change - Specify the date range Step4 You can use the average of your firm's industry average ratios as "optimal capital structure". You can also calculate business risk of your allocated company (standard deviation of EBIT/Total assets for the 5-year period) as well as other firms in your firm's industry. Use the "Template for Calculation" in the LMS to calculate business risk, industry average etc. a) A dividend change is defined as the relative difference from the previous year's level. - Interim dividend change = interim dividend per share in year t minus interim dividend per share in year t1. - Final dividend change = Final dividend per share in year t minus Final dividend per share in year t1. b) Announcement date for the dividend change can be identified from "ASX announcements from the DatAnalysis Premium Database". - Announcement date for interim dividend change: use the announcement date of half yearly report - Announcement date for final dividend change: use the announcement date of preliminary final report - Select "ASX announcements" - Select "Search option - Click here to refine your search by ASX Announcement Type and/or text search" - For Announcement Type: select periodic reports - For Sub-Announcement Type: select preliminary - final statement for final dividend; half yearly report interim dividend change - Specify the date range