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(Common stock valuation) Schlumberger is selling for $64.91 per share and paid a dividend of $1.10 last year. The dividend is expected to grow at 4 percent indefinitely. What is the stock’s expected rate of return?
Answer : Calculation of Expected Rate of Return :
Expected Rate of Return = [Expected Dividend / Current Price] + Growth Rate
= [1.10 * (1 + 0.04) / 64.91 ] + 0.04
= 0.01762440301 + 0.04
= 0.0576 or 5.76%