After tax earnings = Pretax earnings × (1 ? T) = 8.6 million × (1 ? 0.35) = $5.59 million
EPS = After tax earnings/shares outstanding = $5.59 million / 8 million = $0.70
Retention ratio = (0.70 ? 0.35) / 0.70 = 0.50 or 50%
Equity = Assets ? liabilities = $53.2 million ? $27.8 million = $25.4 million
Book value per share = Total equity/shares outstanding = $25.4 million / 8 million = $3.18
ROE = $0.70 / $3.18 = 0.22 or 22%
g = retention ratio × ROE = (0.50) × 0.22 = 0.11 or 11.00%
Expected return = 0.045 + [0.125 ? 0.045]1.2 = 0.1410 or 14.10 %