Question

Walter Utilities is a dividend-paying company and is expected to pay an annual dividend of $2.05 at the end of the year. Its dividend is expected to grow at a constant rate of 6.50% per year. If Walter’s stock currently trades for $28.00 per share, what is the expected rate of return?

Answer 1

Answer:

The expected rate of return is 14.29%.

Explanation:

The re-arranged equation of DDM for Expected Rate of Return is given below:

Expected Rate = (Next Year Dividend / Current Stock Price) + Growth Rate

where

Next Year Dividend is Current Year Dividend * (1 + growth rate)

⇒ Next Year Dividend = 2.05 * (1 + 6.50%) = $2.18.

All the other values are given in the question. Simply put those values in the equation:

⇒ Expected Rate of Return = (2.18 /28) + .065 = .1429 = 14.29%.