Dividend Payout Ratio
Dividend payout ratio = (DPS/EPS) x 100
= Dividend paid/ Earning to ordinary shareholder
This is the reciprocal of dividend cover. It shows the proportion of earnings such was paid out as dividend as a payout ratio of 40% means 60% of earnings were retained as 40% was paid out like dividend,
Hence retention ratio = 1 - dividend payout ratio