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the dividends are paid at the beginning of every quarter, and the quarterly grow rates are estimated to be 30%, 25%, 20%, 15% per quarter for the first quarters respectively, and stay constant as 5% thereafter. The effective quarterly interest rate is 10% per quarter. you are on dec 31st today and the next dividends shareholders are just about to receive is $1. what is the expected stock price at the end of 15 years in the future?
Current Dividend | $1 | |||||
Dividend at the end of Quarter 1 | $1.30 | (1*(1+0.3) | ||||
Dividend at the end of Quarter 2 | $1.63 | (1.30*(1+0.25) | ||||
Dividend at the end of Quarter 3 | $1.95 | (1.63*(1+0.2) | ||||
Dividend at the end of Quarter 4 | $2.24 | (1.95*(1+0.15) | ||||
Dividend at the end of Quarter 5 | $2.35 | (2.24*(1+0.05) | ||||
Present Value of Cash Flow | ||||||
(Cash flow)/((1+i)^N) | ||||||
i=discount rate =quarterly interest rate=10%= | 0.1 | |||||
N= Year of Cash Flow | ||||||
Terminal Value at end of Quarter 4=2.35/(0.1-0.05) | ||||||
Terminal Value at end of Quarter | $47.09 | |||||
N | A | PV=A/(1.1^N) | ||||
Quarter | Cash Flow | Present Value | ||||
1 | $1.30 | $1.18 | ||||
2 | $1.63 | $1.34 | ||||
3 | $1.95 | $1.47 | ||||
4 | $2.24 | $1.53 | ||||
4 | $47.09 | $32.16 | ||||
SUM | $37.69 | |||||
Price of stock today | $37.69 | |||||
Expected Price after 15 Years(15*4=60 quarters) | $703.95 | (37.69*(1.05^60) | ||||