In $2017$ the firm paid $$0\mathrm{.}60$ per share in annual dividends to the common stockholders. You observed that the firm paid $$1\mathrm{.}20/$share in dividends in $2024.$ What is the annual dividend growth rate $($use rate function or IRR$)?$

What is the rate of return on the following investment?

Year

Cash Flow

$0$

$-2000$

$1$

$100$

$2$

$150$

$3$

$0$

$4$

$0$

$5$

$250$

$6$

$300$

$7$

$100$

$8$

$250$

$9$

$300$

$10$

$3000$

Following are the historical returns $(\%)$ for the A and B common stocks:

Year

A

B

$2013$

$-2\mathrm{.}86\%$

$-1\mathrm{.}03\%$

$2014$

$5\mathrm{.}55\%$

$-1\mathrm{.}33\%$

$2015$

$3\mathrm{.}77\%$

$1\mathrm{.}27\%$

$2016$

$1\mathrm{.}34\%$

$1\mathrm{.}06\%$

$2017$

$6\mathrm{.}36\%$

$11\mathrm{.}14\%$

$2018$

$4\mathrm{.}63\%$

$3\mathrm{.}47\%$

$2019$

$-0\mathrm{.}47\%$

$-0\mathrm{.}92\%$

$2020$

$-3\mathrm{.}71\%$

$-1\mathrm{.}50\%$

$2021$

$3\mathrm{.}86\%$

$3\mathrm{.}08\%$

$2022$

$5\mathrm{.}72\%$

$8\mathrm{.}72\%$

$2023$

$1\mathrm{.}19\%$

$4\mathrm{.}22\%$

$2024$

$2\mathrm{.}52\%$

$2\mathrm{.}10\%$

Calculate the mean return for both stocks.

Calculate the standard deviation for both stocks.

Calculate the coefficient of variation and Sharpe Ratio $($Rf $=1\mathrm{.}5\%)$ for both the stocks.

Which stock provides comparatively better risk adjusted returns $($highlight in yellow$)?$