The common stock of Big Marvin Treats has a total return of 10.25 percent, a stock price of $28.75, and recently paid an annual dividend of $1.65. What is the capital gains rate if the company maintains a constant dividend? A. 7.54 percent B. 15.76 percent C. 10.37 percent D. 4.51 percent

The Castle Company recently reported net profits after taxes of $15.8 million. It has 2.5 million shares of common stock outstanding and pays preferred dividends of $1 million a year. The company’s stock currently trades at $60 per share. Compute the stock’s earnings per share (EPS). What is the stock’s P/E ratio? Determine what the stock’s dividend yield would be if it paid $1.75 per share to common stockholders.

Rebert Inc. showed the following balances for last year: Reberts net income for last year was 3,182,000. Refer to the information for Rebert Inc. above. Also, assume that the dividends paid to common stockholders for last year were 2,600,000 and that the market price per share of common stock is 51.50. Required: 1. Compute the dividends per share. 2. Compute the dividend yield. (Note: Round to two decimal places.) 3. Compute the dividend payout ratio. (Note: Round to two decimal places.)

The co. recently paid a $2.80 annual dividend (Do). This dividend increases at the rate of 3.8%/year. The stock price = $26.91 / share. What is the market rate of return? A. 13.88%B. 14.03 %C. 14.21 %D. 14.60 %