Corporate Finance Plus MyLab Finance with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (4th Edition) (Berk, DeMarzo & Harford, The Corporate Finance Series)
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Chapter 9, Problem 10P
DFB, Inc., expects earnings at the end of this year of $5 per share, and it plans to pay a $3 dividend at that time. DFB will retain $2 per share of its earnings to reinvest in new projects with an expected return of 15% per year. Suppose DFB will maintain the same
- a. What growth rate of earnings would you
forecast for DFB? - b. If DFB's equity cost of capital is 12%, what price would you estimate for OFB stock today?
- c. Suppose DFB instead paid a dividend of $4 per share at the end of this year and retained only $1 per share in earnings. If DFB maintains this higher payout rate in the future, what stock price would you estimate now? Should DFB raise its dividend?
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Corporate Finance Plus MyLab Finance with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (4th Edition) (Berk, DeMarzo & Harford, The Corporate Finance Series)
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