Holyrood Co. just paid a dividend of $6.45 per share. The company will increase its dividend...

 

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Holyrood Co. just paid a dividend of $6.45 per share. The company will increase its dividend by 30% next year and will then reduce its dividend growth rate by 5 percentage points per year until it reaches the industry average of 5% dividend growth after which the company will keep a constant growth rate forever. a. If the required return on Holyrood stock is 11%, what will a share of stock sell for today? b. Now, assume capital gains are taxed at 50% and dividends are taxed at 25%. What is the after-tax return if you sell the stock in 3-years? Holyrood Co. just paid a dividend of $6.45 per share. The company will increase its dividend by 30% next year and will then reduce its dividend growth rate by 5 percentage points per year until it reaches the industry average of 5% dividend growth after which the company will keep a constant growth rate forever. a. If the required return on Holyrood stock is 11%, what will a share of stock sell for today? b. Now, assume capital gains are taxed at 50% and dividends are taxed at 25%. What is the after-tax return if you sell the stock in 3-years?

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