Answer:
The expected/required rate of return is 13.8125%.
Explanation:
The stock is a constant growth stock as the dividends are expected to grow constantly forever. The constant dividend growth model of DDM is used to calculate the price of such a stock today. As we already know the price, we will use the formula of the constant growth model to determine the required rate of return. The formula for constant growth model is:
P0 or Price today = D1 / r - g
Plugging in the available known values,
16 = 1.25 / (r - 0.06)
16 * (r - 0.06) = 1.25
16r - 0.96 = 1.25
16r = 1.25 + 0.96
r = 2.21 / 16
r = 0.138125 or 13.8125%
Answer: D. I, II, and III
Explanation:
If expecting a price deduction, you can buy Put options. These give you the right to sell an underlying stock at a certain price regardless of what the price in the market is. If you purchased this, you can sell your stock above market value if it does go down.
You can sell write call options for a fee where you give the buyer the right to buy your shares at a certain price in future. This is only valuable if prices rise so as you are expecting prices to fall, you could make a premium on the call option contract fees if prices fall without having to sell off your shares.
Hedging with puts is better than short calls if you are expecting a major stock price decline as the opportunity for profit is higher.
Answer: 13.1%
Explanation:
Using the Capital Asset Pricing Model, the expected return is;
Expected Return = Risk Free rate + beta(expected return - risk free rate)
= 4% + 1.3( 11% - 4%)
= 4% + 9.1%
Expected Return = 13.1%
Answer: B. Maintaining a steady dividend is a key goal of most dividend-paying companies.
Explanation:
Companies that pay dividends prefer in general, to maintain a steady dividend overtime. This does not necessarily mean that they will pay the same amount of dividend but rather that they will pay out dividends as within a certain percentage range of the net income.
Companies do not prefer to cut dividends so as not to send the wrong message so A is wrong. Share repurchases reduces agency costs so C is wrong. Short term fluctuations in cash flow are not the key favor in determining dividend policy as the company might still pay out the same regardless so this is wrong as well. Option B is the best answer.
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