The following facts are available:
\quad \bullet Risk-free rate, 9 per cent
\quad \bullet Required rate of return on market portfolio, 18 per cent
\quad \bullet Beta coefficient of the shares of ABC Ltd, 1.5
\quad \bullet Expected dividend during the next year, Rs 3
\quad \bullet Growth rate in dividends/earnings, 8 per cent
Compute the price at which the shares of ABC Ltd should sell
P_o = D_1/(r – g) = Rs 3/(0.225 – 0.08) = Rs 3/.0.145 = Rs 20.7
Working note:
r = r_f + b\, (r_m – r_f) = 0.09 + 1.5 (0.18 – 0.09) = 0.225