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Company Z’s earnings and dividends per share are expected to grow by 3% per year for the next 4 years, then stop growing. In year 5 and after, it will pay out all earnings as dividends. Assume next year’s dividend is $3, the market capitalization rate is 10%, and next year’s EPS = $10. What is Company Z’s stock price?
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Stock price = 86.79
Firstly calculate the earnings per share and dividend for the next 5 years. The Horizon value is calculated using the formula p4=D5/(k-g)
Then we calculate the net cash flows till Year 4. The stock price is calculated as the net present value of the cash flows discounted at 10%.
Year | EPS | Dividend | Horizon value | Net Cash flow |
1 | 10.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | |
2 | 10.30 | 3.09 | 3.09 | |
3 | 10.61 | 3.18 | 3.18 | |
4 | 10.93 | 3.28 | 112.55 | 115.83 |
5 | 11.26 | 11.26 | ||
Stock price | 86.79 |
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