6. Assume a corporation has just paid a dividend of $ 2.96 per share. The dividend is expected to grow at a rate of 3.4% per year forever, and the discount rate is 8.2%.
What is the Capital Gains yield of this stock?
Capital gain yield is 3.40%
Capital Gain Yield | = | Total yield | - | Dividend Yield | ||
= | 8.20% | - | 4.80% | |||
= | 3.40% | |||||
Working: | ||||||
As per dividend discount method, | ||||||
Current Share Price | = | D0*(1+g)/(Ke-g) | Where, | |||
= | 2.96*(1+0.034)/(0.0820-0.0340) | D0 | = | $ 2.96 | ||
= | $ 63.76 | g | = | 3.40% | ||
Ke | = | 8.20% | ||||
Current Yield | = | D0*(1+g)/P0 | Where, | |||
= | 2.96*(1+0.034)/63.76 | D0 | = | $ 2.96 | ||
= | 4.80% | P0 | = | $ 63.76 | ||
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