EBK PRINCIPLES OF CORPORATE FINANCE
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Author: BREALEY
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Chapter 16, Problem 29PS
Dividend policy and the
The current price of the shares of Charles River Mining Corporation is $50. Next year’s earnings and dividends per share are $4 and $2, respectively. Investors expect perpetual growth at 8% per year. The expected
We can use the perpetual-growth model to calculate stock price:
Suppose that Charles River Mining announces that it will switch to a 100% payout policy, issuing shares as necessary to finance growth. Use the perpetual-growth model to show that current stock price is unchanged.
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EBK PRINCIPLES OF CORPORATE FINANCE
Ch. 16 - Dividend payments In 2017, Entergy paid a regular...Ch. 16 - Dividend payments Seashore Salt Co. has surplus...Ch. 16 - Repurchases Look again at Problem 2. Assume...Ch. 16 - Repurchases An article on stock repurchase in the...Ch. 16 - Company dividend policy Here are several facts...Ch. 16 - Prob. 7PSCh. 16 - Information content of dividends What is meant by...Ch. 16 - Information content of dividends Does the good...Ch. 16 - Information content of dividends Generous dividend...Ch. 16 - Prob. 11PS
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