6. DIVIDEND VALUATION MODEL (2) The Advantage Food Corporation paid a dividend of $1.36 last year and its stock is currently selling for $33.60 per share. The company is expected to grow at 7.5% indefinitely. (a) Estimate the firm's cost of retained earnings. ((b) if the firm has to raise capital beyond what was available from retained earnings, what would be its cost of equity from new stock if flotation costs were 12% of money raised?

6. DIVIDEND VALUATION MODEL (2) The Advantage Food Corporation paid a dividend of $1.36 last year and its stock is currently selling for $33.60 per share. The company is expected to grow at 7.5% indefinitely. (a) Estimate the firm's cost of retained earnings. ((b) if the firm has to raise capital beyond what was available from retained earnings, what would be its cost of equity from new stock if flotation costs were 12% of money raised?

Essentials Of Investments

11th Edition

ISBN:9781260013924

Author:Bodie, Zvi, Kane, Alex, MARCUS, Alan J.

Publisher:Bodie, Zvi, Kane, Alex, MARCUS, Alan J.

Chapter1: Investments: Background And Issues

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1PS

See similar textbooks

Similar questions

A firm has the opportunity to invest in a project having an initial outlay of $20,000. Net cash inflows (before depreciation and taxes) are expected to be $5,000 per year for five years. The firm uses the straight-line depreciation method with a zero salvage value and has a (marginal) income tax rate of 40 percent. The firm’s cost of capital is 12 percent. a. Compute the IRR and the NPV. b. Should the firm accept or reject the project?
Assume Highline Company has just paid an annual dividend of $1.07. Analysts are predicting an 10.5% per year growth rate in earnings over the next five years. After then, Highline's earnings are expected to grow at the current industry average of 5.3% per year. If Highline's equity cost of capital is 7.7% per year and its dividend payout ratio remains constant, for what price does the dividend-discount model predict Highline stock should sell? The value of Highline's stock is $ (Round to the nearest cent.) CITT
None
The cost of equity using the discounted cash flow (or dividend growth) approach Grant Enterprises's stock is currently selling for $32.45 per share, and the firm expects its per-share dividend to be $1.38 in one year. Analysts project the firm's growth rate to be constant at 7.27%. Estimating the cost of equity using the discounted cash flow (or dividend growth) approach, what is Grant's cost of internal equity? O 15.55% . 11.52% O 12.10% O 10.94% Estimating growth rates It is often difficult to estimate the expected future dividend growth rate for use in estimating the cost of existing equity using the DCF or DG approach. In general, there are three available methods to generate such an estimate: • Carry forward a historical realized growth rate, and apply it to the future. • Locate and apply an expected future growth rate prepared and published by security analysts. • Use the retention growth model. Suppose Grant is currently distributing 50% of its earnings in the form of cash…
Assume Highline Company has just paid an annual dividend of $1.05. Analysts are predicting an 10.5% per year growth rate in earnings over the next five years. After then, Highline's earnings are expected to grow at the current industry average of 5.1% per year. If Highline's equity cost of capital is 7.6% per year and its dividend payout ratio remains constant, for what price does the dividend-discount model predict Highline stock should sell? The value of Highline's stock is $ (Round to the nearest cent.)
Solve this
Management action and stock value REH Corporation's most recent dividend was $2.78 per share, its expected annual rate of dividend growth is 5%, and the required return is now 15%. A variety of proposals are being considered by management to redirect the firm's activities. Determine the impact on share price for each of the following proposed actions. a. Do nothing, which will leave the key financial variables unchanged. b. Invest in a new machine that will increase the dividend growth rate to 9% and lower the required return to 11%. c. Eliminate an unprofitable product line, which will increase the dividend growth rate to 7% and raise the required return to 16%. d. Merge with another firm, which will reduce the growth rate to 1% and raise the required return to 19%. e. Acquire a subsidiary operation from another manufacturer. The acquisition should increase the dividend growth rate to 9% and increase the required return to 16%. a. If the firm does nothing that will leave the key…
Assume Highline Company has just paid an annual dividend of $1.04. Analysts are predicting an 11.3% per year growth rate in earnings over the next five years. After then, Highline's earnings are expected to grow at the current industry average of 5.5% per year. If Highline's equity cost of capital is 8.1% per year and its dividend payout ratio remains constant, for what price does the dividend - discount model predict Highline stock should sell? The value of Highline's stock is $. (Roun to the nearest cent.) Assume Highline Company has just paid an annual dividend of $1.04. Analysts are predicting an 11.3% per year growth rate in earnings over the next five years. After then, Highline's earnings are expected to grow at the current industry average of 5.5% per year. If Highline's equity cost of capital is 8.1% per year and its dividend payout ratio remains constant, for what price does the dividend-discount model predict Highline stock should sell? The value of Highline's stock is $…
Growth firm
3. Gizzly plc is a publicly traded company in stable growth, expecting to grow at 4% a year in perpetuity. The return on equity for the company 10% and its cost of equity is 8%. a. If you believe a company cannot earn more than its cost of equity in the long run, by how much (in percentage terms) is the equity in Gizzly over or under valued?
Please see image to answer question.
4a) i can't get correct answer see picture

SEE MORE QUESTIONS

Recommended textbooks for you

Essentials Of Investments

Finance

ISBN:

9781260013924

Author:

Bodie, Zvi, Kane, Alex, MARCUS, Alan J.

Publisher:

Mcgraw-hill Education,

FUNDAMENTALS OF CORPORATE FINANCE

Finance

ISBN:

9781260013962

Author:

BREALEY

Publisher:

RENT MCG

Financial Management: Theory & Practice

Finance

ISBN:

9781337909730

Author:

Brigham

Publisher:

Cengage

Foundations Of Finance

Finance

ISBN:

9780134897264

Author:

KEOWN, Arthur J., Martin, John D., PETTY, J. William

Publisher:

Pearson,

Fundamentals of Financial Management (MindTap Cou…

Finance

ISBN:

9781337395250

Author:

Eugene F. Brigham, Joel F. Houston

Publisher:

Cengage Learning

Corporate Finance (The Mcgraw-hill/Irwin Series i…

Finance

ISBN:

9780077861759

Author:

Stephen A. Ross Franco Modigliani Professor of Financial Economics Professor, Randolph W Westerfield Robert R. Dockson Deans Chair in Bus. Admin., Jeffrey Jaffe, Bradford D Jordan Professor

Publisher:

McGraw-Hill Education

Essentials Of Investments

Finance

ISBN:

9781260013924

Author:

Bodie, Zvi, Kane, Alex, MARCUS, Alan J.

Publisher:

Mcgraw-hill Education,

FUNDAMENTALS OF CORPORATE FINANCE

Finance

ISBN:

9781260013962

Author:

BREALEY

Publisher:

RENT MCG

Financial Management: Theory & Practice

Finance

ISBN:

9781337909730

Author:

Brigham

Publisher:

Cengage

Foundations Of Finance

Finance

ISBN:

9780134897264

Author:

KEOWN, Arthur J., Martin, John D., PETTY, J. William

Publisher:

Pearson,

Fundamentals of Financial Management (MindTap Cou…

Finance

ISBN:

9781337395250

Author:

Eugene F. Brigham, Joel F. Houston

Publisher:

Cengage Learning

Corporate Finance (The Mcgraw-hill/Irwin Series i…

Finance

ISBN:

9780077861759

Author:

Stephen A. Ross Franco Modigliani Professor of Financial Economics Professor, Randolph W Westerfield Robert R. Dockson Deans Chair in Bus. Admin., Jeffrey Jaffe, Bradford D Jordan Professor

Publisher:

McGraw-Hill Education

SEE MORE TEXTBOOKS