Determine the required rate of return using the capm


Problem:

Augo Enterprises has a beta of 1.20 while the prevailing risk-free rate of interest is 10% and the required rate of return on the market portfolio is 14%. The company plans to pay a dividend of 2.60 per share next year and anticipates that future dividends will increase at an annual rate consistent with that experienced over the 1998-2003 period when the following dividends were paid.

Year Dividend per Share

2003 2.45
2002 2.28
2001 2.10
2000 1.95
1999 1.82
1998 1.80
1997 1.73

Given the above information:

a. Determine the required rate of return using the CAPM

b. Using the constant growth dividend valuation model along with the finding in part A. determine the intrinsic value of Augo's stock.

c. Discuss your results.

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