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The book value of equity for Shale Oil, Inc. is currently $23/share. Its required rate of return is 9%. The company’s expected EPS one period from today is $3.74. Assuming that the company’s EPS is expected to grow at a constant rate of 4% per year in perpetuity, calculate the present value of the company’s stock.
| Calculation of price of stock: | 
| Growth= 4% | 
| Required return= 9% | 
| EPS 1= 3.74 | 
| Price= EPS1/(required return-growth) | 
| = 3.74/(0.09-0.04)= 3.74/0.05= $74.8 | 
| Price of stock is $74.8 |