Question

Lucas Laboratories' last dividend was $1.50. Its current equilibrium stock price is $15.75, and its expected growth rate is a constant 5%. If the stockholders' required rate of return is 15%, what is the expected dividend yield and expected capital gains yield for the coming year

Answer 1

Answer:

Expected dividend yield = 10.0%

Expected capital gains yield =  5.0%

Explanation:

D0 = $1.50 (Given)

E(D1) = D0 * (1 + g) = $1.50 * (1.05) = $1.575

E(P0) = $15.75 (Given)

E(P1) = $15.75 * (1.05)1 = $16.5375

Expected dividend yield = E(D1) / E(P0)

= $1.575 / $15.75 = 0.100 = 10.0%

Expected capital gains yield = (E(P1) - E(P0)) / E(P0)

($16.5375 - $15.75) / $15.75 = 0.050 = 5.0%