Question

Tim's Tools just issued a dividend of $2.22 per share on its common stock. The company is expected to maintain a constant 2.8 percent growth rate in its dividends indefinitely. If the stock sells for $19 a share, what is the company's cost of equity?

Answer 1

expected return = 12.03%

Step-by-step explanation:

using the dividends growth model we can calculate the required return

`(divends)/(return-growth) = Intrinsic \: Value`

2.22 x 1.03 = 2.2866

We must remember that the gordel model is used with next year dividends

2.2866(return - 0.023) = 19

2.2866/19 +0.023 = return

return = 12.03%