Leisure Limited issued perpetual preferred stock with 7.5% annual dividend. The stock price is HK$115 and its par value is $100.

(a) Required:

(i) What is the current yield of Leisure Limiteds preferred stock? (1 marks).

(ii) Suppose the market interest rate rises and Leisures preferred stocks yield rises to 8%. What is the price of Leisures preferred stock then?

(b) The sales revenue of Carpe Diem Limited for 2019 is $100 million. The CEO told the sales director in December of 2019 that the board had set a target of $150 million in sales revenue for 2022 and expected that there should be stable annual growth of sales over the 3 years. The board expects the growth rate will be maintained continuously in future years. The market has the same expectation of the board. Carpe Diem Limited is expected to pay dividend of $20 per common stock at the end of the year 2020. The market price of the common stock at the beginning of 2020 is $1,000. What is the required rate of return on Carpe Diem Limiteds common stock?

(c) Leisure Limited provided a loan $3,000,000 to its subsidiary Carpe Diem Limited for 5 years which is interest bearing. The annual interest rate is 12% (compound interest method). Carpe Diem Limited has to make equal quarterly payment over the five years. How much should be repaid by Carpe Diem Limited at the end of each quarter?

(5 marks)

(d) The investment return of an individual common stock can comprise dividend yield and eventual capital gain. Suppose there are two stocks: one stock with dividend payment and the other stock that does not pay any dividend. Is it possible that both stocks have the same investment returns? Please explain. (5 marks)