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A7X Corp. just paid a dividend of $1.30 per share. The dividends are expected to grow at 35 percent for the next 8 years and then level off to a growth rate of 6 percent indefinitely. |
If the required return is 14 percent, what is the price of the
stock today? |
Multiple Choice
$92.39
$2.93
$90.58
$88.77
$66.62
Required rate= | 14.00% | ||||||
Year | Previous year dividend | Dividend growth rate | Dividend current year | Horizon value | Total Value | Discount factor | Discounted value |
1 | 1.3 | 35.00% | 1.755 | 1.755 | 1.14 | 1.5395 | |
2 | 1.755 | 35.00% | 2.36925 | 2.36925 | 1.2996 | 1.82306 | |
3 | 2.36925 | 35.00% | 3.1984875 | 3.1984875 | 1.481544 | 2.15889 | |
4 | 3.1984875 | 35.00% | 4.317958125 | 4.317958125 | 1.68896016 | 2.55658 | |
5 | 4.317958125 | 35.00% | 5.829243469 | 5.829243469 | 1.925414582 | 3.02753 | |
6 | 5.829243469 | 35.00% | 7.869478683 | 7.869478683 | 2.194972624 | 3.59 | |
7 | 7.869478683 | 35.00% | 10.62379622 | 10.62379622 | 2.502268791 | 4.24567 | |
8 | 10.62379622 | 35.00% | 14.3421249 | 190.033 | 204.3751249 | 2.852586422 | 71.64555 |
Long term growth rate (given)= | 6.00% | Value of Stock = | Sum of discounted value = | 90.58 |
Where | |||
Current dividend =Previous year dividend*(1+growth rate)^corresponding year | |||
Total value = Dividend + horizon value (only for last year) | |||
Horizon value = Dividend Current year 8 *(1+long term growth rate)/( Required rate-long term growth rate) | |||
Discount factor=(1+ Required rate)^corresponding period | |||
Discounted value=total value/discount factor |