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Given that preference shares have an expected dividend stream of 20 cents in perpetuity and that the current market price (cum-dividend) of the preference shares is $2.40, calculate the cost of capital(kp) of these preference shares. For this question, I am not sure why the answer is 9.09% rather than 8.33% that ive calculated from 0.2/2.4. Kindly explain. |
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Information provided:
Preference share dividend= $0.20
Current market price of preference share and dividend= $2.40
Current market price of preference shares= $2.40 – 0.20= $2.20
Cost of preference shares= Preference share dividend/ Current market price of preference shares
= $0.20/ $2.20
= 0.0909*100
= 9.09%
The cost of preference share was not 8.33% since the price of 2.40 includes the market price and preferred dividend. So, dividend needed to be deducted from $2.40 to arrive at the price of the preferred stock.
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