Question

The Sisyphean Company's common stock is currently trading for $25.00 per share. The stock is expected to pay a $2.50 dividend at the end of the year and the Sisyphean Company's equity cost of capital is 14%. If the dividend payout rate is expected to remain constant, then the expected growth rate in the Sisyphean Company's earnings is closest to:

Answer 1

4%

Step-by-step explanation:

The Gordon constant growth dividend model =

Value = dividend / cost of capital - growth rate

Subsisting with the values given in the question gives :

25 = 2.5/0.14 - g

To solve for g,

1. multiply both sides by 0.14 - g

25(0.14 -g) = 2.5

2. divide both sides by 25

0.14 - g = 0.10

g = 0.04 = 4%