Gontier corporation stock currently sells for $64.18 per share. the market requires a return of 12 percent on the firm's stock. required: if the company maintains a constant 5.75 percent growth rate in dividends, what was the most recent dividend per share paid on the stock?

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Simone Greene

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14 November, 21:47

Gontier corporation stock currently sells for $64.18 per share. the market requires a return of 12 percent on the firm's stock. required: if the company maintains a constant 5.75 percent growth rate in dividends, what was the most recent dividend per share paid on the stock?

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Janelle Clements · Answer 1

As per Dividend distribution model,

Re = D1/p0 + g

0.12 = D1/64.18 + 0.0575

0.0625 = D1/64.18

D1 = 4.01125

D0 = 4.01124/1.0575 = 3.793

Most recent dividend per share paid on the stock = $ 3.793