Ellington Electronics wants you to calculate its cost of common stock. During the next 12 months, the
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Ellington Electronics wants you to calculate its cost of common stock. During the next 12 months, the company expects to pay dividends (D1) of $1.50 per share, and the current price of its common stock is $30 per share. The expected growth rate is 8 percent.
a. Compute the cost of retained earnings (Ke).
b. If a $2 flotation cost is involved, compute the cost of new common stock (Ke).
Common stock is an equity component that represents the worth of stock owned by the shareholders of the company. The common stock represents the par value of the shares outstanding at a balance sheet date. Public companies can trade their stocks on...
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Foundations of Financial Management
ISBN: 978-1259024979
10th Canadian edition
Authors: Stanley Block, Geoffrey Hirt, Bartley Danielsen, Doug Short, Michael Perretta
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