The Targaryen Corporation (TTC) commits to paying a constant dividend of $3 per share each year, in perpetuity. Suppose that another investment with the same level of systematic risk as TTC’s shares has an expected return of 15%.
a. The personal income tax rate is 0%. What is the share price of TTC?
b. Now assume that all investors must pay a 30% tax on dividends. What is the share price of TTC in this case?
c. The capital gains tax is 15%. TTC’s management makes a surprise announcement that TTC will no longer pay any dividends. Instead, TTC will use the same amount of cash it used to pay as dividends to repurchase stock (assume shares never run out). What is the price of a share of TTC now?