Sunny Day Manufacturing Company has a current stock price of $33.35 per share and is expected to pay a per-share dividend of $2.45 at the end of next year. The company's earnings and dividends' growth rate are expected to grow at the constant rate of 5.20% into the foreseeable future. If Sunny Day expects to incur flotation costs of 3.750% of the value of its newly-raised equity funds, then the flotation- adjusted (net) cost of its new common stock should be

DFB, Inc. expects earnings next year of $5.99 per share, and it plans to pay a $4.36 dividend to shareholders (assume that is one year from now). DFB will retain $1.63 per share of its earnings to reinvest in new projects that have an expected return of 14.8% per year. Suppose DFB will maintain the same dividend payout rate, retention rate, and return on new investments in the future and will not change its number of outstanding shares. Assume next dividend is due in one year. a. What growth rate of earnings would you forecast for DFB? b. If DFB's equity cost of capital is 12.6%, what price would you estimate for DFB stock today? c. Suppose instead that DFB paid a dividend of $5.36 per share at the end of this year and retained only $0.63 per share in earnings. That is, it chose to pay a higher dividend instead of reinvesting in as many new projects. If DFB maintains this higher payout rate in the future, what stock price would you estimate for the firm now? Should DFB raise its…

DFB, Inc. expects earnings next year of $4.73 per share, and it plans to pay a $3.09 dividend to shareholders (assume that is one year from now). DFB will retain $1.64 per share of its earnings to reinvest in new projects that have an expected return of 15.4% per year. Suppose DFB will maintain the same dividend payout rate, retention rate, and return on new investments in the future and will not change its number of outstanding shares. Assume next dividend is due in one year. a. What growth rate of earnings would you forecast for DFB? b. If DFB's equity cost of capital is 12.6%, what price would you estimate for DFB stock today? c. Suppose instead that DFB paid a dividend of $4.09 per share at the end of this year and retained only $0.64 per share in earnings. That is, it chose to pay a higher dividend instead of reinvesting in as many new projects. If DFB maintains this higher payout rate in the future, what stock price would you estimate for the firm now? Should DFB raise its…

DFB, Inc. expects earnings next year of $5.87 per share, and it plans to pay a $3.39 dividend to shareholders (assume that is one year from now). DFB will retain $2.48 per share of its earnings to reinvest in new projects that have an expected return of 15.5% per year. Suppose DFB will maintain the same dividend payout rate, retention rate, and return on new investments in the future and will not change its number of outstanding shares. Assume next dividend is due in one year. a. What growth rate of earnings would you forecast for DFB? b. If DFB's equity cost of capital is 11.9%, what price would you estimate for DFB stock today? c. Suppose instead that DFB paid a dividend of $4.39 per share at the end of this year and retained only $1.48 per share in earnings. That is, it chose to pay a higher dividend instead of reinvesting in as many new projects. If DFB maintains this higher payout rate in the future, what stock price would you estimate for the firm now? Should DFB raise its…

LTX Ltd expects earnings this year of $$5.275.27 per share, and it plans to pay a $$3.413.41 dividend to shareholders. LTX will retain $$1.861.86 per share of its earnings to reinvest in new projects which have an expected return of 16.516.5% per year. Suppose LTX will maintain the same dividend payout rate, retention rate and return on new investments in the future and will not change its number of outstanding shares. (a) LTX's growth rate of earnings is %(Round your answer to four decimal places)     (b) If LTX's equity cost of capital is 12.912.9%, then LTX's share price will be $$(Round your answer to the nearest cent)     (c) If LTX paid a dividend of $$4.134.13 per share this year and retained only $$1.141.14 per share in earnings. That is, it chose to pay a higher dividend instead of reinvesting its profits in as many new projects as it was going to under its original plan. If LTX maintains this new, higher payout rate in the future, then LTX's share price would be $$.(Round…

DFB, Inc. expects earnings next year of $5.63 per share, and it plans to pay a $4.11 dividend to shareholders (assume that is one year from now). DFB will retain $1.52 per share of its earnings to reinvest in new projects that have an expected return of 14.8% per year. Suppose DFB will maintain the same dividend payout rate, retention rate, and return on new investments in the future and will not change its number of outstanding shares. Assume next dividend is due in one year. a. What growth rate of earnings would you forecast for DFB? b. If DFB's equity cost of capital is 12.5%, what price would you estimate for DFB stock today? c. Suppose instead that DFB paid a dividend of $5.11 per share at the end of this year and retained only $0.52 per share in earnings. That is, it chose to pay a higher dividend instead of reinvesting in as many new projects. If DFB maintains this higher payout rate in the future, what stock price would you estimate for the firm now? Should DFB raise its…

DFB, Inc. expects earnings next year of $4.48 per share, and it plans to pay a $2.54 dividend to shareholders (assume that is one year from now). DFB will retain $1.94 per share of its earnings to reinvest in new projects that have an expected return of 15.7% per year. Suppose DFB will maintain the same dividend payout rate, retention rate, and return on new investments in the future and will not change its number of outstanding shares. Assume next dividend is due in one year. a. What growth rate of earnings would you forecast for DFB? b. If DFB's equity cost of capital is 11.8%, what price would you estimate for DFB stock today? c. Suppose instead that DFB paid a dividend of $3.54 per share at the end of this year and retained only $0.94 per share in earnings. That is, it chose to pay a higher dividend instead of reinvesti in as many new projects. If DFB maintains this higher payout rate in the future, what stock price would you estimate for the firm now? Should DFB raise its…

DFB, Inc. expects earnings next year of $5.00 per share, and it plans to pay a $3.00 dividend to shareholders (assume that is one year from now). DFB will retain $2.00 per share of its earnings to reinvest in new projects that have an expected return of 15.0% per year. Suppose DFB will maintain the same dividend payout rate, retention rate, and return on new investments in the future and will not change its number of outstanding shares. Assume next dividend is due in one year. a. What growth rate of earnings would you forecast for DFB? b. If DFB's equity cost of capital is 12.0%, what price would you estimate for DFB stock today? c. Suppose instead that DFB paid a dividend of $4.00 per share at the end of this year and retained only $1.00 per share in earnings. That is, it chose to pay a higher dividend instead of reinvesting in as many new projects. If DFB maintains this higher payout rate in the future, what stock price would you estimate for the firm now? Should DFB raise its…

Sidman Products’s common stock currently sells for $60.00 ashare. The firm is expected to earn $5.40 per share this year and to pay a year-end dividendof $3.60, and it finances only with common equity.a. If investors require a 9% return, what is the expected growth rate?b. If Sidman reinvests retained earnings in projects whose average return is equal tothe stock’s expected rate of return, what will be next year’s EPS?

DFB, Inc. expects earnings next year of $4.29 per share, and it plans to pay a $2.78 dividend to shareholders (assume that is one year from now). DFB will retain $1.51 per share of its earnings to reinvest in new projects that have an expected return of 14.3% per year. Suppose DFB will maintain the same dividend payout rate, retention rate, and return on new investments in the future and will not change its number of outstanding shares. Assume next dividend is due in one year. a. What growth rate of earnings would you forecast for DFB? b. If DFB's equity cost of capital is 11.7%, what price would you estimate for DFB stock today? c. Suppose instead that DFB paid a dividend of $3.78 per share at the end of this year and retained only $0.51 per share in earnings. That is, it chose to pay a higher dividend instead of reinvesting in as many new projects. If DFB maintains this higher payout rate in the future, what stock price would you estimate for the firm now? Should DFB raise its…