问题如下:
Matt has invested 50,000 shares in Company M`s stock, which is sold for $25 per share. The company declares to pay a cash dividend of $2, accordingly Matt is going to use all dividends received to purchase additional shares. Suppose Matt is a tax-exempt investor, how many shares will he own after reinvesting dividends at the ex-dividend price?
选项:
A. 53,704.
B. 54,000.
C. 54,348.
解释:
C is correct.
考点:Theories in Dividend Policy 1
解析:派发股息后,M公司的股价下降为每股$25-$2 = $23,Matt将得到股息$2*50,000 = $100,000,将所得再投资可买入$100,000/$23 = 4348 股。再投资后共持有54,348股。
Matt本人是tax exempt投资者,但该公司其他股东并不一定是(当然题目没说)。如果大多数股东并不是tax exempt的,那除息后股票下跌的价格并不是等于每股分红,而是应该服从SD*(1-Tcg)=D*(1-Td)。所以我认为本题出的是有问题的,对么?