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CX Enterprises has the following expected dividends: $1.12 in one year, $1.18 in two years, and $1.33 in three years. After that, its dividends are expected to grow at 4.3% per year forever (so that year 4's dividend will be 4.3% more than $1.33 and so on). If CX's equity cost of capital is 11.7%, what is the current price of its stock?
D1 = $1.12
D2 = $1.18
D3 = $1.33
D4 = D3 * (1 + g) = $1.33 * (1 + 0.043) = $1.39
P3 = D4/(r-g) = $1.39/(0.117-0.043) = $1.39/0.074 = $18.75
P0 = [D1/(1+r)] + [D2/(1+r)2] + [(D3+P3)/(1+r)3]
= [$1.12/(1+0.117)] + [$1.18/(1+0.117)2] + [($1.33+$18.75)/(1+0.117)3]
= $1.00 + $0.95 + $14.41
= $16.35