Using AEPs rounded sustainable growth rate of 4.65 percent (see Example 6.6) as an estimate of perpetual

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Using AEP’s rounded sustainable growth rate of 4.65 percent (see Example 6.6) as an estimate of perpetual dividend growth and its current dividend of $3.00, what is the value of AEP’s stock assuming a discount rate of 5.5 percent?

Example 6.6

In 2021, American Electric Power (AEP) had a return on equity (ROE) of 11.74 percent, had earnings per share (EPS) of $4.97, and paid dividends of D0 = $3.00. What was AEP’s retention rate? Its sustainable growth rate?

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Fundamentals Of Investments Valuation And Management

ISBN: 9781266824012

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Authors: Bradford Jordan, Thomas Miller, Steve Dolvin

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