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Rate of Return
Investors' Required Rate of Return on Common Stock

By manipulating the Gordon formula, the investors' required rate of return may be estimated.

Ks = D1

P0
+ g

For example, find the investors' required rate of return on a share of common stock selling for $100, current dividends of $3 and a dividend growth rate of 4%.

Ks = 3.12

100
+ .04 =  7.12%
 
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