Credenza Industries is expected to pay a dividend of $ 1.25 at the end of the coming year. It is expected to sell for $ 70 at the end of the year. If its equity cost of capital is 9%, what is the expected capital gain from the sale of this stock at the end of the coming year?

$4.64

Explanation:

The total gains for a stock can be broadly classified as both capital gains and dividend gains The capital gain depends on the price of market of the stock prevailing at the time the stock is purchased and the time of the stock sales. For a given firm, dividend gain depends on the dividend policy  

From the question given, let us analyze the following,

the expected capital gain value calculated from the sale of the given stock is   The current stock value is given by:

(price of the stock after a year + the expected dividend) / capital equity cost

($70 + $1.25) / (1+9%)

= $71.25/1.09 = 65.36  

Then,

The capital gain expected from the sale of the stock is given by:

 Expected selling price after a year -the stock current value

 $70 - $65.36

= $4.64

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