Question

g Mystery Inc has a beta of 1.1. The firm just paid a dividend of 60 cents and the dividends are expected to grow at 5.5% per year. The expected return on the market is 10% and treasury bills have a yield of 5%. The company's current stock price is $45. Calculate the cost of equity using the dividend growth model.

Answer 1

Answer:

6.91%

Explanation:

The formula for share price using the dividend growth model stated below can be used to determine the cost of equity as well whereby the formula is rearranged in order to make the cost of equity the subject as shown thus:

share price=expected dividend/(cost of equity-growth rate)

share price=$45

expected dividend=last dividend*(1+dividend growth rate)

expected dividend=$0.60*(1+5.5%)=0.633

cost of equity=the unknown

dividend growth rate=5.5%

45=0.633/(cost of equity-5.5%)

45*(cost of equity-5.5%)=0.633

cost of equity-5.5%=0.633/45

cost of equity=(0.633/45)+5.5%

cost of equity=6.91%