Question

Jupiter Satellite Corporation earned $29 million for the fiscal year ending yesterday. The firm also paid out 30 percent of its earnings as dividends yesterday. The firm will continue to pay out 30 percent of its earnings as annual, end-of-year dividends. The remaining 70 percent of earnings is retained by the company for use in projects. The company has 2.6 million shares of common stock outstanding. The current stock price is $105. The historical return on equity (ROE) of 11 percent is expected to continue in the future. What is the required rate of return on the stock

Answer 1

Answer:

11.13%

Explanation:

Calculation to determine the required rate of return on the stock

Using this formula

Required rate of return=Last EPS*Payout*(1+RoE*(1-payout rate))/Current Price+RoE*(1-payout rate)

Let plug in the formula

Required rate of return=29/2.6*30%*(1+11%*(1-30%))/105+11%*(1-30%)

Required rate of return=11.13%

Therefore the required rate of return on the stock will be 11.13%