A company’s common stock is currently selling at $40 per share. Its most recent dividend was $1.60, and the financial community expects that its dividend will grow at 10% per year in the foreseeable future. What is the company’s equity cost of retained earnings? If the company sells new common stock to finance new projects and most pay $2 per share in flotation costs, what is the cost of equity? Be sure to include your work for all calculations.

A company’s common stock is currently selling at $40 per share. Its most recent dividend was $1.60, and the financial community expects that its dividend will grow at 10% per year in the foreseeable future. What is the company’s equity cost of retained earnings? If the company sells new common stock to finance new projects and most pay $2 per share in flotation costs, what is the cost of equity? Be sure to include your work for all calculations.

Intermediate Financial Management (MindTap Course List)

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Author:Eugene F. Brigham, Phillip R. Daves

Publisher:Eugene F. Brigham, Phillip R. Daves

Chapter18: Initial Public Offerings, Investment Banking, And Capital Formation

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