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23. The required return of a stock consists of two components, the capital gains yield and the dividend
yield. In the constant dividend growth model (growing perpetuity equation), the capital gains yield is
the same as the dividend growth rate, or algebraically:
We can find the dividend growth rate by the growth rate equation, or:
This is also the growth rate in dividends. To find the current dividend, we can use the information
provided about the net income, shares outstanding, and payout ratio. The total dividends paid is the
net income times the payout ratio. To find the dividend per share, we can divide the total dividends
paid by the number of shares outstanding. So:
Now we can use the initial equation for the required return. We must remember that the equation
uses the dividend in one year, so:
24. First, we need to find the annual dividend growth rate over the past four years. To do this, we can use
the future value of a lump sum equation, and solve for the interest rate. Doing so, we find the
dividend growth rate over the past four years was:
We know the dividend will grow at this rate for five years before slowing to a constant rate
indefinitely. So, the dividend amount in seven years will be:
25. a. We can find the price of all the outstanding company stock by using the dividends the same
way we would value an individual share. Since earnings are equal to dividends, and there is no
growth, the value of the company’s stock today is the present value of a perpetuity, so:
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