Barton Industries estimates its cost of common equity by using three approaches: the CAPM, the bond-yield-plus-risk-prem

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Barton Industries Estimates Its Cost Of Common Equity By Using Three Approaches The Capm The Bond Yield Plus Risk Prem 1 (102.93 KiB) Viewed 26 times

Barton Industries estimates its cost of common equity by using three approaches: the CAPM, the bond-yield-plus-risk-premium approach, and the DCF model. Barton expects next year's annual dividend, D1, to be $2.30 and it expects dividends to grow at a constant rate g = 4.2%. The firm's current common stock price, Po, is $27.00. The current risk-free rate, ref. = 4%; the market risk premium, RPM, = 5.3%, and the firm's stock has a current beta, b, = 1.2. Assume that the firm's cost of debt, rd, is 8.24%. The firm uses a 3.3% risk premium when arriving at a ballpark estimate of its cost of equity using the bond-yield-plus-risk-premium approach. What is the firm's cost of equity using each of these three approaches? Round your answers to 2 decimal places. CAPM cost of equity: Blank 1% Bond yield plus risk premium: Blank 2% DCF cost of equity: Blank 3% What is your best estimate of the firm's cost equity? Round your answers mal places Blank 1 Add your answer Blank 2 Add your answer Blank 3 Add your answer Blank 4 Add your answer