Using ca.Finance.Yahoo.com, download monthly stock prices for Magna International (MGA) by clicking on historical prices, then on

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Using ca.Finance.Yahoo.com, download monthly stock prices for Magna International (MGA) by clicking on historical prices, then on Monthly Data. Find the December closing stock price the most recent 4 years. Then click on "Dividends Only" button and download the per-share dividends paid in the same year. Calculate the annual dividend yield, capital gains yield, and rate of return for each year. Repeat for the Ford Motor Company (F) and Microsoft (MSFT). Read each company's profile, and describe the main business activities of these companies. Compare their rates of return, dividend yields, and capital gains yields and try to explain the differences between the companies.
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A dividend is a distribution of a portion of company’s earnings, decided and managed by the company’s board of directors, and paid to the shareholders. Dividends are given on the shares. It is a token reward paid to the shareholders for their...
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Fundamentals of Corporate Finance

ISBN: 978-1259024962

6th Canadian edition

Authors: Richard Brealey, Stewart Myers, Alan Marcus, Devashis Mitra, Elizabeth Maynes, William Lim

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