The shares of the Dyer Drilling Co. sell for $50. The firm has a P/E ratio of 25. Fifty percent of earnings is paid out in dividends.
What is the firm’s dividend yield? (Do not round your intermediate calculations. Input your answer as a percent rounded to 2 decimal places.)
- P/E ratio = Market price per share/Earnings per share
25 = $50/Earnings per share
Earnings per share = $2
- Fifty percent of earnings is paid out in dividends which means that Dividend payout ratio is 50%
Annual Dividend = Earnings per share*Dividend payout ratio
Annual Dividend = $2*50%
Annual Dividend = $1
- calculating the firm’s dividend yield:-
Dividend Yield = Annual Dividend/ Market price per share
Dividend Yield = $1/$50
Dividend Yield = 2.00%
SO, the firm’s dividend yield is 2.00%
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