Stock in Daenerys Industries has a beta of 1.2. The market risk premium is 6 percent, and T-bills are currently yielding 4.9 percent. The company’s most recent dividend was $1.30 per share, and dividends are expected to grow at an annual rate of 8 percent indefinitely. If the stock sells for $36 per share, what is your best estimate of the company’s cost of equity?

The best estimate of the company’s cost of equity is 12%

Explanation:

Estimate of the company’s cost of equity = (Required Return as per Capital Asset Pricing Model + Cost of Equity) / 2

Required Return as per Capital Asset Pricing Model = Risk Free rate + Market Risk Premium * Beta

= 4.9 % + ( 6% * 1.2)

= 0.049 + 0.06 * 1.2

= 0.049 + 0.072

= 0.1210

= 12.10%

Cost of Equity = (Expected Dividend/Price) + Growth Rate

= [( $ 1.30 * 1.08) / $ 36] + 8%

= 0.039 + 0.08

= 0.1190

= 11.90%

The best estimate of the company’s cost of equity = (12.10 % + 11.90 % )/ 2

=  24% / 2

= 12%

Hence, the best estimate of the company’s cost of equity is 12%