An issue of preferred shares has a par value of $95 per share, with a dividend on par of 8%. If the preferred shares are currently selling for $150 per share, what is the percentage cost of preferred shares?
Cost of Preferred Stock refers to the rate of return required by the Preferred Stockholders.
It can be calcuated by the formula
Annual Dividend on Preferred Shares / Current Market Price of Shares
The information given in the question is as follows
Dividend = 8% of Par Value
=8% of $95
= $7.60
Percentage Cost of Preferred Shares = (Annual Dividend on Preferred Shares / Current Market Price of Shares) * 100
Where Annual Dividend is $7.60
Current Market Price is $150
Therefore
Percentage Cost of Preferred Shares = (Annual Dividend on Preferred Shares / Current Market Price of Shares) * 100
= ($7.60 / $150) * 100
= 5.07% (rounded off to two decimals)
Therefore, Percentage Cost of Preferred Shares = 5.07%
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