Question

An issue of common stock currently sells for $52 per share, has an expected annual dividend to be paid at the end of the year of $0.90 per share, and has an expected growth rate to infinity of 5% per year. The expected rate of return on this security is:______

Answer 1

Answer: 6.73%

Explanation:

The expected rate of return will be calculated by using the formula:

Po= D1 / ( Ke – g )

Where,

Po = Current Price of the stock = $52

D1 = Expected dividend = $0.90

Ke = Expected rate of Return

g = Expected growth rate = 5% = 0.05

We'll then slot in the values into the equation. Therefore,

52.00 = 0.90 / (Ke – 0.05 )

(Ke – 0.05 ) = 0.90 / 52.00

(Ke – 0.05 ) = 0.01731

Ke = 0.05 + 0.01731

Ke = 0.06731

Ke = 6.73%

Therefore, the expected rate of return on this security is 6.73%.