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Pera inc does not currently pay dividends. The company will start with an annual dividend of $13 at the end of year 4 and will pay the same amount each year until year 8. Thereafter, it will increase the dividends by 2% per year forever. If the required rate of return on this stock is 8%, what is the price of this stock today?
| Required rate= | 8.00% | ||||||
| Year | Previous year dividend | Dividend growth rate | Dividend current year | Horizon value | Total Value | Discount factor | Discounted value | 
| 1 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 1.08 | 0 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 1.1664 | 0 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | 1.259712 | 0 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0.00% | 13 | 13 | 1.36048896 | 9.55539 | |
| 5 | 13 | 0.00% | 13 | 13 | 1.469328077 | 8.84758 | |
| 6 | 13 | 0.00% | 13 | 13 | 1.586874323 | 8.19 | |
| 7 | 13 | 0.00% | 13 | 13 | 1.713824269 | 7.58538 | |
| 8 | 13 | 0.00% | 13 | 221 | 234 | 1.85093021 | 126.42292 | 
| Long term growth rate (given)= | 2.00% | Value of Stock = | Sum of discounted value = | 160.6 | |||
| Where | |||||||
| 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 |