Stock in CDB Industries has a beta of .99. The market risk premium is 7.4 percent, and T-bills are currently yielding 4.4 percent. CDB’s most recent dividend was $2.80 per share, and dividends are expected to grow at an annual rate of 5.4 percent indefinitely.
If the stock sells for $50 per share, what is your best estimate of the company's cost of equity?