Answer:
9.09%
Explanation:
Use Gordon growth model of stock valuation to find the required rate of return;
Price = D1/ (r-g)
this can also be written as [tex]\frac{D0(1+r)}{(r-g)}[/tex]
whereby,
Price = $35.41
D0 = Current dividend = 1.38
D1 = Next year's dividend = 1.38(1.05) = 1.449
g = growth rate = 5% or 0.05 as a decimal
r = required return = ?
Rewrite the formula "Price = D1/ (r-g) " to find r;
r = [tex]\frac{D1}{Price} +g[/tex]
r = [tex]\frac{1.449}{35.41} + 0.05\\ \\ =0.04092 +0.05\\ \\ =0.09092[/tex]
as a percentage, the required return = 9.09%