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The last dividend paid by New Technologies was an annual dividend of $1.40 a share. Dividends for the next 3 years will be increased at an annual rate of 8 percent. After that, dividends are expected to increase by 3 percent each year. The discount rate is 16 percent. What is the current value of this stock?
D1=(1.4*1.08)=1.512
D2=(1.512*1.08)=1.63296
D3=(1.63296*1.08)=1.7635968
Value after year 3=(D3*Growth rate)/(Discount rate-Growth rate)
=(1.7635968*1.03)/(0.16-0.03)
=13.9731131
Hence current value=Future dividend and value*Present value of discounting factor(rate%,time period)
=1.512/1.16+1.63296/1.16^2+1.7635968/1.16^3+13.9731131/1.16^3
=$12.6(Approx)