Question

Barton Industries expects next year's annual dividend, D1, to be $2.00 and it expects dividends to grow at a constant rate g = 4.2%. The firm's current common stock price, P0, is $20.00. If it needs to issue new common stock, the firm will encounter a 4.5% flotation cost, F. What is the flotation cost adjustment that must be added to its cost of retained earnings? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to two decimal places.

Answer 1

Answer: See explanation

Explanation:

The flotation cost adjustment that must be added to its cost of retained earnings will be calculated thus:

= Expected dividend / [Current price × (1 - Floatation cost)] + Expected growth rate

= 2.00/[20.00 × (1 - 4.5%)] + 4.2%

= 2.00 /[20.00 × (1 - 0.045)] + 0.042

= 2.00 / (20.00 × 0.955) + 0.042

= (2.00/19.10) + 0.042

= 0.104712 + 0.042

= 0.146712

New cost of equity = 14.67%

You didn't give the cost of equity calculated without the flotation adjustment. Let's assume that this is maybe 11%, the floatation on adjustment factor = 14.67% - 11% = 3.67%