Question

Albright Motors is expected to pay a year-end dividend of $3.00 a share (D1 = $3.00). The stock currently sells for $30 a share. The required (and expected) rate of return on the stock is 16 percent. If the dividend is expected to grow at a constant rate, g, what is g?

Answer 1

Answer: 14.4%

Explanation: The G that we are computing in this question is the sustainable growth rate, it is the growth rate that a company can attain and maintain without any problem.

we know that,

growth = (retention ratio)*(return on equity)

growth = (1- dividend payout ratio)*(return on equity)

`growth\:=\:\left ( 1-(3)/(30) \right )*\left ( 0.16 \right )`

growth = 14.4%