Question

Stock in Daenerys Industries has a beta of 1.1. The market risk premium is 7 percent, and T-bills are currently yielding 5 percent. The company’s most recent dividend was $1.40 per share, and dividends are expected to grow at an annual rate of 7 percent indefinitely.
If the stock sells for $35 per share, what is your best estimate of the company’s cost of equity? (Do not round intermediate calculations. Enter your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places, e.g., 32.16.)

Answer 1

Answer:

The best estimate of the company’s cost of equity is 11.99%.

Explanation:

CAPM based required return = 5% + 1.1*7%

                                                 = 12.7%

Dividend model required return

35 = (1.40*1.07)/(r - 0.07)

r - 0.07 = 0.0428

          r = 11.28%

The best estimate of the company’s cost of equity is the mean of two = (12.7% + 11.28%)/2

= 11.99%

Therefore, The best estimate of the company’s cost of equity is 11.99%.