Problem 1: Returns for the Shields Company over the last 3 years are shown below. What's the standard deviation of Shields' returns? (Hint: This is a sample, not a complete population, so the sample standard deviation formula should be used.)
Year Return
2006 21.50%
2005 -12.50%
2004 24.20%
Problem 2: The Zumwalt Company is expected to pay a dividend of $2.25 per share at the end of the year, and that dividend is expected to grow at a constant rate of 5.00% per year in the future. The company's beta is 1.15, the market risk premium is 5.50%, and the risk-free rate is 4.00%. What is the company's current stock price?
Problem 3: If D1 = $1.25, g (which is constant) = 5.5%, and P0 = $44, what is the stock's expected total return for the coming year?