Howard, LLC has an equity beta of 1.3.  The company just paid an annual dividend of $0.30, and the dividends are expected to grow at 4 percent per year.  The expected return on the market is 13%. The most recent stock price was $80. Calculate the cost of equity using the Dividend Discount Method.

Beasley Ball Bearings paid a $4 dividend last year. The dividend is expected to grow at a constant rate of 5 percent over the next four years. The required rate of return is 12 percent (this will also serve as the discount rate in this problem). Use Appendix B for an approximate answer but calculate your final answer using the formula and financial calculator methods. e. Compute the current value of the stock. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your final answer to 2 decimal places.)       f. Use the formula given below to show that it will provide approximately the same answer as part e. (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your final answer to 2 decimal places.)   P0 = D1 Ke − g       g. If current EPS were equal to $5.51 and the P/E ratio is 20% higher than the industry average of 10, what would the stock price be? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your final answer to 2 decimal places.)       h. By what dollar amount is the stock price…

Saks is expected to pay a dividend in year 1 of $1.92, a dividend in year 2 of $2.24, and a dividend in year 3 of $2.81. After year 3, dividends are expected to grow at the rate of 8% per year. An appropriate required return for the stock is 11%.   What should the stock price be worth? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to 4 decimal places.)

The future earnings, dividends, and common stock price of Callahan Technologies Inc. are expected to grow 5% per year. Callahan's common stock currently sells for $21.25 per share; its last dividend was $1.80; and it will pay a $1.89 dividend at the end of the current year. Using the DCF approach, what is its cost of common equity? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places.   % If the firm's beta is 0.7, the risk-free rate is 4%, and the average return on the market is 14%, what will be the firm's cost of common equity using the CAPM approach? Round your answer to two decimal places.   % If the firm's bonds earn a return of 13%, based on the bond-yield-plus-risk-premium approach, what will be rs? Use the judgmental risk premium of 4% in your calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places.   % If you have equal confidence in the inputs used for the three approaches, what is your estimate of Callahan's cost of common equity? Do not…

Ginger Industries stock has a beta of 1.33. The company just paid a dividend of $.83, and the dividends are expected to grow at 5.3 percent. The expected return on the market is 11.8 percent, and Treasury bills are yielding 5.3 percent. The most recent stock price is $83.00. Calculate the cost of equity using the dividend growth model method. Calculate the cost of equity using the SML method.

Bob's Rawhide Company has a dividend payout ratio of 45%. Next year it will earn $0.75 per share and have a return on equity of 12%. The shareholders' required return is 8%. Calculate the company's growth rate of EPS. Using the earnings model, what is the value of the stock? Construct a data table that shows how the growth rate and value of the stock will change if the ROE ranges between 10% and 20%, in 1% increments. Now, using that data, create a scatter chart to show the relationship between the value of the stock and the ROE. Is the relationship linear? At what point does the model break down? Using the constant-growth model, what is the value of the stock?

The future earnings, dividends, and common stock price of Callahan Technologies Inc. are expected to grow 5% per year. Callahan's common stock currently sells for $28.25 per share; its last dividend was $1.60; and it will pay a $1.68 dividend at the end of the current year. Using the DCF approach, what is its cost of common equity? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places.____% If the firm's beta is 1.8, the risk-free rate is 5%, and the average return on the market is 12%, what will be the firm's cost of common equity using the CAPM approach? Round your answer to two decimal places.____% If the firm's bonds earn a return of 9%, based on the bond-yield-plus-risk-premium approach, what will be rs? Use the midpoint of the risk premium range discussed in Section 10-5 in your calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places.____% If you have equal confidence in the inputs used for the three approaches, what is your estimate of Callahan's cost of…

Falon coorperation is using new common stock at a market price of $28.35. Dividends last year were $1.35 and are expected to grow at an annual rate of 6.6 percent forever. What is Falons cost of common equity capital? (Round to 2 decimal places)

The future earnings, dividends, and common stock price of Callahan Technologies Inc. are expected to grow 4% per year. Callahan's common stock currently sells for $26.75 per share; its last dividend was $2.00; and it will pay a $2.08 dividend at the end of the current year. a. Using the DCF approach, what is its cost of common equity? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places. % b. If the firm's beta is 1.5, the risk-free rate is 4%, and the average return on the market is 13%, what will be the firm's cost of common equity using the CAPM approach? Round your answer to two decimal places. % c. If the firm's bonds earn a return of 11%, based on the bond-yield-plus-risk-premium approach, what will be rg? Use the judgmental risk premium of 4% in your calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places. d. If you have equal confidence in the inputs used for the three approaches, what is your estimate of Callahan's cost of common equity? Do not round…