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Crisp Cookware's common stock is expected to pay a dividend of $2 a share at the end of this year (D1 $2.00); its beta is 0.8. The risk-free rate is 5.3% and the market risk premium is 6%. The dividend is expected to grow at some constant rate, gL, and the stock currently sells for $50 a share. Assuming the market is in equilibrium, what does the market believe will be the stock's price at the end of 3 years?
Computation of the price of stock after 3 years is shown as follows:
Information given in question:
D1 = $2.00
Beta = 0.8
Risk free rate = 5.3%
Market risk premium = 6%
Current price (i.e. P0) = $50
Ke(Cost of equity) as per CAPM = risk free rate + beta * market risk premium
= 5.3% + 0.8 * 6%
= 5.3% + 4.8%
= 10.1%
Ke = (D1 / P0 ) + g
10.1% = ($2 / $50) + g
10.1% = 4% + g
Hence “g” or growth = 10.1% – 4%
= 6.1%
Stock price at the end of 3 years is:
P3 = D4 / (Ke – g)
= $2 * (1 + 6.1%)3 / (10.1% – 6.1%)
= $2 * (1.061)3 / 4%
= $2.3887 / 4%
= $59.71