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A firm has been growing at 20% per year, and you expect this
growth rate will continue for another 3 years. After that it will
face more competition and slip into a constant growth rate of 5%
forever. If the discount rate is 10% and last dividend paid was
$3.
(a) What will the next dividend be?
(b) What is the expected price of the stock 3 years from now?
(c) What should the stock price be today?
D1=(3*1.2)=$3.6
D2=(3.6*1.2)=4.32
D3=(4.32*1.2)=5.184
P3=(D3*Growth rate)/(Required return-Growth rate)
=(5.184*1.05)/(0.1-0.05)
=$108.864
Current price=Future dividend and value*Present value of discounting factor(rate%,time period)
=3.6/1.1+4.32/1.1^2+5.184/1.1^3+108.864/1.1^3
=$92.53(Approx)