Question

Rose Hill Trading Company is expected to have EPS in the upcoming year of $8. The expected ROE is 18%. An appropriate required return on the stock is 14%. If the firm has a retention ratio of 70%, its dividend in the upcoming year should be _________. A. $1.12 B. $1.44 C. $2.40 D. $5.60

Answer 1

Answer: C. $2.40

Step-by-step explanation:

Earnings Per Share (EPS) refers to how much of the net income is due to the shareholders and is calculated by dividing the net income by the number of shareholders.

The retention ratio refers to how much of the net income will be held back by the company and not declared as dividends.

The dividends will therefore be the percentage of the EPS that is not held back.

= 8 * ( 1 - 0.7)

= $2.40