Question

Stock in Daenerys Industries has a beta of 1.3. The market risk premium is 7 percent, and T-bills are currently yielding 4.5 percent. The company’s most recent dividend was $1.50 per share, and dividends are expected to grow at an annual rate of 8 percent indefinitely. If the stock sells for $36 per share, what is your best estimate of the company’s cost of equity?

Answer 1

13.05%

Step-by-step explanation:

Using CAPM Equation, Ke = Rf+Beta*(Rm-Rf)

= 0.045+1.3*(0.07)

= 0.136

= 13.60%

Using Dividend growth model, Ke = (D1/P0) + g

= (D0*(1+g)/P0) = g

= (1.50*(1+0.08)/36) + 0.08

= 0.125

= 12.50

The cost of equity (Ke) = 0.136 + 0.125 / 2

The cost of equity (Ke) = 0.261/2

The cost of equity (Ke) = 0.1305

The cost of equity (Ke) = 13.05%