Growth rate=ROE*retention ratio =12%*50% =6%
Cost of capital =Expected dividend/current price+growth =2/40+6% =11.0%
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The
next dividend payment by Grenier, Inc will be $2.04 per share. The
dividends are anticipated to maintain a growth rate of 7 percent
forever. If the stock currently sells for $41.00 per share, what is
the dividend yield? What is the expected capital gains yield?
The next dividend payment by Grenier, Inc., will be $2.16 per share. The dividends are anticipated to maintain a growth rate of 5 percent forever. If the stock currently sells for $44 per share,...
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