Question

Oval Inc. just paid a dividend equal to $1.50 per share on its common stock, and it expects this dividend to grow by 4 percent per year indefinitely. The firm plans to issue common stock, which has a $16 per share market price, to raise funds to support operations. Oval's investment bankers estimate that the flotation costs for new issues of common stock will be equal to 8 percent of the issue (market) price. What is Oval's cost of new common equity, re?a.13.38%b.10.60%c.8.76%d.18.55%e.14.60%

Answer 1

Answer:

e. 14.60%

Explanation:

The computation of Oval's cost of new common equity is shown below:-

Price of stock = Estimated dividends for next period ÷ (Required rate of return - Growth rate)

Dividend =  $1.50 × (1 + 4%)

= $1.56

Price of stock would be the price net of flotation cost

= $16 × (1 - 8%)

= $14.72

Required rate of return

= (1.56 ÷ 14.72) + 0.04

= 14.60%