(1) Ford Motor, a large automaker, has been mature and is expected to grow steadily for years to come. Ford’s expected rate of return is 6% on average and the expected dividend for the next quarter is $0.4 per share. The current stock price is $15. What must be the market’s expectation of the growth rate of its dividends?

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(1) Ford Motor, a large automaker, has been mature and is expected to grow steadily for years to come. Ford’s expected rate of return is 6% on average and the expected dividend for the next quarter is $0.4 per share. The current stock price is $15. What must be the market’s expectation of the growth rate of its dividends?

 

(2) f the long-term dividend growth forecasts for Ford Motor are revised up to 4% per year, what will happen to the stock price of Ford Motor? What (qualitatively) will happen to the company’s P/E ratio, assuming the earning expectation remain unchanged?

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