The current market price of ABCD's stock is $30 per share. ABCD just paid a $2 dividend and its dividend is expected to grow by 5% in the coming year. The required rate of return for ABCD is 15%. What is ABCD's dividend yield and its capital gains yield? a. 6.7%; 8.3% b. 8%; 7% c. 5%; 10% d. 7%; 8% e. 10%; 5%

Assume that IWT has completed its IPO and has a $112.5 million capital budget planned for the coming year. You have determined that its present capital structure (80% equity and 20% debt) is optimal, and its net income is forecasted at $140 million. Use the residual distribution approach to determine IWT’s total dollar distribution. Assume for now that the distribution is in the form of a dividend. Suppose IWT has 100 million shares of stock outstanding. What is the forecasted dividend payout ratio? What is the forecasted dividend per share? What would happen to the payout ratio and DPS if net income were forecasted to decrease to $90 million? To increase to $160 million? In general terms, how would a change in investment opportunities affect the payout ratio under the residual distribution policy? What are the advantages and disadvantages of the residual policy? (Hint: Don’t neglect signaling and clientele effects.)

Calculation of gL and EPS Spencer Suppliess stock is currently selling for 60 a share. The firm is expected to earn 5.40 per share this year and to pay a year-end dividend of 3.60. a. If investors require a 9% return, what rate of growth must be expected for Spencer? b. If Spencer reinvests earnings in projects with average returns equal to the stocks expected rate of return, then what will be next years EPS? [Hint: gL = ROE Retention ratio.)

Conroy Consulting Corporation (CCC) has a current dividend of D0 = $2.5. Shareholders require a 12% rate of return. Although the dividend has been growing at a rate of 30% per year in recent years, this growth rate is expected to last only for another 2 years (g0,1 = g1,2 = 30%). After Year 2, the growth rate will stabilize at gL = 7%. What is CCC’s stock worth today? What is the expected stock price at Year 1? What is the Year 1 expected (1) dividend yield, (2) capital gains yield, and (3) total return? What is its expected dividend yield for the second year? The expected capital gains yield? The expected total return?