Asked by Carol Jasso on Jun 12, 2024

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Consider that you are a finance manager, and one of your junior staff wanted an explanation of the term sustainable growth rate (SGR). Provide a definition that conveys what the term means from a finance perspective.

Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR)

The growth rate a firm can maintain given its debt capacity, ROE, and retention ratio.

Finance Perspective

An approach or viewpoint focusing on the management, creation, and study of money, banking, credit, investments, assets, and liabilities.

  • Clarify the presuppositions that form the basis for the sustainable growth rate and discuss its consequences for an organization's future.
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Samantha BeaulieuJun 16, 2024
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The term can best be defined as the growth rate a firm can maintain given its debt capacity, ROE, and retention ratio.