A publicly-traded company that manufactures medical supplies wishes to evaluate its overall performance on the market compared to its competitors. Their beginning stock price for the year was $3.78 per share. Their ending stock price was 5.48 per share and the average price per share was 4.63. They paid 1.30 in dividends to each share with a growth rate of 5%. What is their total shareholder return rate?

Emaline Returns. If the share price of Emaline, a New Orleans-based shipping firm, rises from $12.00 to $15.00 over a one-year period, calculate the rate of return to the shareholder given each of the following: a. The company paid no dividends. b. The company paid a dividend of $1.00 per share. c. The company paid the dividend and the total return to the shareholder is separated into the dividend yield and the capital gain. ..... a. What is the rate of return to the shareholder if the company paid no dividends. The shareholder return is %. (Round to three decimal places.)

Alpha Corporation has a price of $5 a share, outstanding shares of 2.5 million, retained earnings of $1 million dollars, and a dividend yield of 2 percent. It has a price-earnings ratio which is   a.  high, perhaps indicating that people expect future earnings to fall.   b.  high, perhaps indicating that people expect future earnings to rise.   c.  low, perhaps indicating that people expect future earnings to fall.   d.  low, perhaps indicating that people expect future earnings to rise.

One year ago, Barkley's stock sold for $28 a share. During last year, Barkley's paid $1.23 per share in dividends and saw its stock price increase by 7 percent for the year. Today, the firm announced that it will pay $1.30 per share in dividends this year. What do you know with certainty about the performance of Barkley's stock for this year? Multiple Choice The capital gains yield will be positive. The dividend yield for this year will be lower than it was last year. The total rate of return will be lower this year than it was last year. The total rate of return will be higher this year than it was last year. The dividend yield for this year will be higher than it was last year.

Anle Corporation has a current stock price of $19.49 and is expected to pay a dividend of $1.25 in one year. Its expected stock price right after paying that dividend is $21.26. a. What is​ Anle's equity cost of​ capital? b. How much of​ Anle's equity cost of capital is expected to be satisfied by dividend yield and how much by capital​ gain?

Manufacturer ABC has earnings per share of $3.30 and EBITDA of $40.7 million. The company also has 6.4 million shares outstanding. You believe that XYZ Corporation is comparable to ABC in terms of its underlying business, and it has a P/E of 14.3. Estimate the value of ABC’s shares using P/E as a valuation multiple (to the closest integer)

If a firm has retained earnings of $3.4 million, a common shares account of $5.4 million, and additional paid-in capital of $10.8 million, how would these accounts change in response to a 10 percent stock dividend? Assume market value of equity is equal to book value of equity. (Enter your answers in dollars not in millions. Input all amounts as positive values. Indicate the direction of the effect by selecting "increase," "decrease," or "no change" from the drop-down menu.)

What effect would the calculation performed have in terms of shareholder value? In other words, suppose the company’s goal is to maximize shareholder value. How will increasing its dividend per share by 1.75 support or inhibit that goal? Be sure to justify reasoning.

The balance sheet for Larry Underwood Motors shows a book value of​ stockholders' equity​ (book value per share×total shares​ outstanding) of $1,300,000. ​ Furthermore, the​ firm's income statement for the year just ended has a net income of $536,000​, which is $0.264 per share of common stock outstanding. The​ price-earnings ratio for firms similar to Underwood Motors is 20.89.   a.  What price would you expect Underwood Motors shares to sell​ for? b.  What is the book value per share for​ Underwood's shares?