In mid-2012, Coca-Cola Company (KO) had a share price of $39. Its dividend was $1.00 per year,

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In mid-2012, Coca-Cola Company (KO) had a share price of $39. Its dividend was $1.00 per year, and you expect Coca-Cola to raise this dividend by approximately 7% per year in perpetuity.
a. If Coca-Cola’s equity cost of capital is 8%, what share price would you expect based on your estimate of the dividend growth rate?
b. Given Coca-Cola’s share price, what would you conclude about your assessment of Coca-Cola’s future dividend growth?

Cost Of Capital
Cost of capital refers to the opportunity cost of making a specific investment . Cost of capital (COC) is the rate of return that a firm must earn on its project investments to maintain its market value and attract funds. COC is the required rate of...
Dividend
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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Corporate Finance

ISBN: 978-0133097894

3rd edition

Authors: Jonathan Berk and Peter DeMarzo

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