Chapter 7, Problem 4PROB

Summary Introduction

The preferred stock pays an annual dividend of $16.50. The stock has a required rate of return of 11%.

Preferred stock as the name suggest has higher preference over common stock. The preferred stockholders get annual dividends like bond holders and have higher priority. Value of the preferred stock also depends on the dividends paid and the required rate of return on the same.

$\begin{array}{rr}{V}_{pf}& =\frac{D_1}{r_s}\hfill \\ where,\\ {\text{D}}_{\text{1}}& =\text{dividend paid}\hfill \\ {\text{r}}_s& =\text{required rate of return}\hfill \end{array}$