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McCool Air Conditioning Systems pays a dividend on its preferred stock every 6 months. Stock price today is $56.00. If the required rate of return is 8.5%, what is the semi-annual dividend paid by the company?
Solution: | |||
Semi-annual dividend paid by the company | $2.38 | ||
Working Notes: | |||
Notes: | Normally preferred stock valued = Annual dividend / Required rate of return | ||
Since, company pay semi annual dividend on preferred stock its price will equals to (Price = Semi annual dividend/(annual rate/2) ) as preferred stock are perpetual in nature . | |||
Price = Semi annual dividend/(annual required rate of return /2) | |||
Divided by 2 as semi annual dividend is paid 2 times in a year , and to get semi annual required rate of return we have to divided by 2. | |||
Price = Semi annual dividend/(annual required rate of return /2) | |||
$56 = Semi annual dividend/(8.5%/2) | |||
$56 = Semi annual dividend/4.25% | |||
Semi annual dividend = $56 x 4.25% | |||
Semi annual dividend = $2.38 | |||
Hence | Semi-annual dividend paid by the company | $2.38 | |
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