Exam 8: Stock Valuation

The current dividend yield on CJ's common stock is 1.89 percent. The company just paid an annual dividend of $1.56 and announced plans to pay $1.70 next year. The dividend growth rate is expected to remain constant at the current level. What is the required rate of return on this stock?

Gee-Gee common stock returned a nifty 21.6 percent rate of return last year. The dividend amount was $.25 a share which equated to a dividend yield of 1.01 percent. What was the rate of price appreciation for the year?

An agent who arranges a transaction between a buyer and a seller of equity securities is called a:

DT Motors paid its first annual dividend yesterday in the amount of $.15 a share. The company plans to double the dividend in each of the next 3 years. Starting in Year 4, the firm plans to pay $1.50 a share indefinitely. What is one share of this stock worth today if the market rate of return on similar securities is 13.8 percent?

Southern Markets recently paid an annual dividend of $2.62 on its common stock. This dividend increases at an average rate of 3.8 percent per year. The stock is currently selling for $28.12 a share. What is the market rate of return?

The Garden Shoppe has adopted a policy of increasing its annual dividend at a constant rate of 1.35 percent annually. The company just paid its annual dividend of $1.84. What will the dividend be nine years from now?

K's Fashions is growing quickly. Dividends are expected to increase by 8 percent annually for the next three years, with the growth rate falling off to a constant 3 percent thereafter. The required return is 14 percent and the company just paid its annual dividend of $3.64 per share. What is the current share price?

Home Products common stock sells for $36.84 a share and has a market rate of return of 15.8 percent. The company just paid an annual dividend of $1.61 per share. What is the dividend growth rate?

GEO Inc. has paid annual dividends of $.41, $.47, and $.53 a share over the past three years, respectively. The company expects to now maintain a constant dividend. At a discount rate of 14.4 percent, what is the current value per share?

Preferred stock may have all of the following characteristics in common with bonds with the exception of:

New Products pays no dividend at the present time. Starting in Year 3, the firm will pay a dividend of $.25 per share for two years. After that, the company plans on paying a constant $.75 a share annual dividend indefinitely. How much should you pay per share to purchase this stock today at a required return of 13.8 percent?

When using the two-stage dividend growth model:

Three Corners Markets paid an annual dividend of $1.42 a share last month. Today, the company announced that future dividends will be increasing by 1.3 percent annually. If you require a return of 14.6 percent, how much are you willing to pay to purchase one share of this stock today?

Morris Companies preferred stock pays a constant $5.75 dividend every year. What is the required return if the stock price is $54.09 per share?

How much are you willing to pay for one share of LBM stock if the company just paid an annual dividend of $2.24, the dividends increase by 2.3 percent annually, and you require a return of 14.8 percent?

KNJ Companies is preparing to pay annual dividends of $1.48, $1.60, and $1.75 a share over the next three years, respectively. After that, the annual dividend will be $1.90 per share indefinitely. What is this stock worth to you per share if you require a return of 14.6 percent?

Which one of the following statements is correct?

The Blue Marlin is owned by a group of five shareholders who all vote independently and who all want personal control over the firm. What is the minimum percentage of the outstanding shares one of these shareholders must own if he or she is to gain personal control over this firm given that the firm uses straight voting?

Global Tek plans on increasing its annual dividend by 15 percent a year for the next four years and then decreasing the growth rate to 2.5 percent per year. The company just paid its annual dividend in the amount of $.20 per share. What is the current value of one share of this stock if the required rate of return is 17.4 percent?

Farmco just paid its annual dividend of $.32 per share. The dividends are expected to grow at 25 percent annually for the next 4 years and then level off to an annual growth rate of 3 percent indefinitely. What is the price of this stock today given a required return of 15 percent?