Part A

Assume that Bon Temps has a beta coefficient of 1.3, that the risk-free rate (the yield on T-bonds) is 3%, and that the required rate of return on the market is 8%. What is Bon Temps's required rate of return?

Part B

Assume that Bon Temps is a constant growth company whose last dividend (D0, which was paid yesterday) was $2.10 and whose dividend is expected to grow indefinitely at a 4% rate. (1) What is the firm's expected dividend stream over the next 3 years? (2) What is its current stock price? (3) What is the stocks expected value one year from now? (4) What are the expected dividend yield, capital gains yield, and total return during the first year?

Part C

Now assume that the stock is currently selling at $40.00. What is its expected rate of return?

Part D

What would the stock price be if its dividends were expected to have zero growth?

Part E

Now assume that Bon Temps's dividend is expected to grow 30% the first year, 20% the second year, 10% the third year, and return to its long-run constant growth rate of 4%. What is the stocks value under these conditions? What are its expected dividend and capital gains yields in Year 1? In Year 4?

Part F

Suppose Bon Temps is expected to experience zero growth during the first 3 years and then resume its steady-state growth of 4% in the fourth year. What would be its value then? What would be its expected dividend and capital gains yields in Year 1? In Year 4?

Part G

Finally, assume that Bon Tempss earnings and dividends are expected to decline at a constant rate of 4% per year, that is, g = -4%. Why would anyone be willing to buy such a stock, and at what price should it sell? What would be its dividend and capital gains yields in each year?

Part H

Suppose Bon Temps embarked on an aggressive expansion that requires additional capital. Management decided to finance the expansion by borrowing $40 million and by halting dividend payments to increase retained earnings. Its WACC is now 7.5%, and the projected free cash flows for the next 3 years are -$5 million, $10 million, and $20 million. After Year 3, free cash flow is projected to grow at a constant 5%. What is Bon Tempss market value of operations? If it has 10 million shares of stock, $40 million of debt and preferred stock combined, and $5 million of nonoperating assets, what is the price per share?

Only Part E,F,G,H please