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ABC paid a dividend of $3.00 this past year. The dividends are expected to grow at a rate of 20% for the next three years, and at a constant 3% rate thereafter. The required rate of return for investors in this stock is 10%. Calculate the value of this stock today.
Value of stock today is $ 68.05
As per dividend discount method, current share price is the present value of future dividends. | ||||||
Step-1:Present value of dividend of next 3 years | ||||||
Year | Dividend | Discount factor | Present value | |||
a | b | c=1.10^-a | d=b*c | |||
1 | $ 3.60 | 0.9091 | $ 3.27 | |||
2 | $ 4.32 | 0.8264 | $ 3.57 | |||
3 | $ 5.18 | 0.7513 | $ 3.89 | |||
Total | $ 10.74 | |||||
Working; | ||||||
Dividend of Year : | ||||||
1 | = | $ 3.00 | * | 1.20 | = | $ 3.60 |
2 | = | $ 3.60 | * | 1.20 | = | $ 4.32 |
3 | = | $ 4.32 | * | 1.20 | = | $ 5.18 |
Step-2:Calculation of terminal value of dividend at the end of year 3 | ||||||
Terminal value | = | D3*(1+g)/(Ke-g)*DF3 | Where, | |||
= | $ 57.31 | D3(Dividend of year 3) | = | $ 5.18 | ||
g (Growth rate in dividend) | = | 3% | ||||
Ke (Required return) | = | 10% | ||||
DF3 (Discount factor of year 3) | = | 0.7513 | ||||
Step-3:Sum of present value of future dividends | ||||||
Sum of present value of future dividends | = | $ 10.74 | + | $ 57.31 | ||
= | $ 68.05 | |||||
So, Price of stock is | $ 68.05 |