Answer:
Check below for the solution.
Explanation:
A) Earning Per Share, EPS = $2
Dividend Pay out ratio = 50%
Required rate of return = (Expected Dividend next year / Current selling price) + Growth Rate
Expected Dividend per share next year = EPS x Dividends pay-out ratio
Expected Dividend per share next year = $2 x 50% = $2 * 0.5
Expected Dividend per share next year = $1
Return on Equity, ROE = EPS / Current selling price
ROE = $2 / $10 = 0.20 = 20%
Growth Rate = ROE x (1-Dividend pay-out ratio)
Growth Rate = 0.20 x (1-0.50) = 0.10 = 10%
Required Rate of Return = (Expected Dividend next year / Current selling price) + Growth Rate
Required Rate of Return = ($1 / $10) + 0.10 = 0.20 = 20%
B) If all the earnings are paid as dividends, there won’t be any amount left to invest for growth and hence there won’t be any growth in the company. Also, since the required Rate of Return is equal to its ROE, there won’t be any changes.
C) Present Value of Growth Opportunity (PVGO) = 0
This is because with all earnings paid out as dividends, there won’t be any growth and the required rate of return will be equal to the ROE.
D) Since the ROE is equal to required rate of return, there won’t be any impact of cutting down the dividends pay-out. The residual income with lesser pay-out ratio will be invested by the company in available projects that is expected to earn 20% and ROE is also same. Since, there is no changes in the earnings figures, the stock price would remain $10.
E) There is no relationship between Nogro’s dividend payout policy and its price as no impact is experienced in its share prices due to change in its dividend policy.
F) This is because the ROE and the required rate of return are equal.
