Question 4

a) Billingsley United declared a $0.20 a share dividend on Thursday, October 16. The dividend will be paid on Monday, November 10 to shareholders of record on Friday, October 31. What is the ex-dividend date?

b) You own 2,200 shares of Deltona Hardware. The company has stated that it plans on issuing a dividend of $0.42 a share at the end of this year and then issuing a final liquidating dividend of $2.90 a share at the end of next year. Your required rate of return on this security is 16 percent. Ignoring taxes, what is the value of one share of this stock to you today?

c) Tuckers National Distributing has a current market value of equity of $10,665. Currently, the firm has excess cash of $640, total assets of $22,400, net income of $3,210, and 500 shares of stock outstanding. Tuckers is going to use all of its excess cash to repurchase shares of stock. What will the stock price per share be after the stock repurchase is completed?