COST OF COMMON EQUITY
The Bouchard Company's EPS was $5.92 in 2016, up from $3.52 in
2011. The company pays out 45% of its earnings as dividends, and
its common stock sells for $33.
- Calculate the past growth rate in earnings. (Hint:
This is a 5-year growth period.) Round your answer to two decimal
places.
%
- The last dividend was D0 = 0.45($5.92) = $2.66.
Calculate the next expected dividend, D1,
assuming that the past growth rate continues. Do not round off
intermediate calculations. Round your answer to the nearest
cent.
$
- What is Bouchard's cost of retained earnings, rs?
Round your answer to two decimal places. Do not round your
intermediate calculations.
%